impatience
Example Sentences
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That may hold some truth, but it is undercut by Washington’s impatience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
As their impatience grows, the window for Odysseus to reclaim his kingdom and restore a crumbling world to Zeus’ law — essentially open-hearted hospitality and treating others as you’d be treated — is closing.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
As it goes on, “Evil Dead Burn” itself feels possessed by a kind of narrative impatience: Can’t we just get to the good stuff?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, there is no escaping the impatience with England's results and the crisis-to-crisis reputation the game is struggling to shake.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Yishan said, and Pinmei was surprised at his tone of impatience.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vocabulary lists containing impatience
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