long-suffering

Example Sentences

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“It makes me a little bit sad, to be honest, that there isn’t a better way of getting these long-suffering fans in at a more reasonable rate,” Fong said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Speaking as a very long-suffering Angels fan, I can tell you what my No. 1 priority is for the organization.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Most of the pain will be felt by the long-suffering Iranian people.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The president, the survivor of countless negotiations with his long-suffering creditors, chose his words carefully.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 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