impatient

Example Sentences

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Kassis, presumably worried that the arms stockpiles would become unavailable to him, became impatient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

She added: “The application of existing law to the case raises tricky questions ... The Court is impatient: It already knows what it thinks, and insists on getting everything over quickly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

It’s a lot of back and forth, and as Goyer notes, people can get impatient in the haze of grief.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Sir Keir said: "Incumbent governments quite often get results like that mid-term, but I do understand that voters are frustrated. They're impatient for change."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Mama makes an impatient sound deep in her throat and whispers, “Later.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan