long-suffering
Example Sentences
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“I hope voters check out at least one episode to see Patricia Arquette’s commanding performance as Maggie Murdaugh, Alex’s long-suffering, demanding wife,” writes Kristen Baldwin.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
In bad news for long-suffering passengers, DB head Evelyn Palla told a press conference that the write-off resulted from expectations of a poor service stretching into the future.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The statement didn’t mention the goal of regime change or the prospect of empowering the country’s long-suffering opposition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Most of the pain will be felt by the long-suffering Iranian people.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
The one they had was a crumbling white beast, long-suffering but dependable, filled with ladders and wood and rattling with loose screws and brushes.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
