be patient

Example Sentences

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They believe one of the Dutch couple who contracted the virus and died are likely to be "patient zero".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

However, Lee says, investors may need to be patient as the software play could take time to develop.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

"The weakening of the outlook for demand, particularly for private consumption, reinforces the case for the ECB to be patient," it said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The Jets can also afford to be patient beyond this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But my mother understood that my father was working to give us a better life and we had to be patient while he saved the money for us to join him.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson