long-suffering
Example Sentences
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Now in his 60s, his love of peatland has endured and it often means he stops on walks to investigate, "probably much to the annoyance of my long-suffering family," he laughed.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
This has been welcome news for long-suffering bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Investors caught on, earlier this week sending the long-suffering iShares U.S.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
When the playoffs started, New York’s long-suffering fans hardly believed this was the squad that would end an era of misery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
In a gesture to its longtime, long-suffering ally, Peru symbolically gave two miles of its shoreline to Bolivia in 1992.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
