patience
Example Sentences
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Clare would have to draw on every ounce of cunning, patience, and poise.
From Literature
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Speaking to students at Harvard University, he laid out the textbook case for patience: Energy disruptions tend to be short-lived and monetary policy works too slowly to counteract them in real time.
Powell, speaking to students at Harvard University, laid out the textbook case for patience: Energy disruptions tend to be short-lived, and monetary policy works too slowly to counteract them in real time.
Invest in marketing and innovation, and Wall Street might lose its patience before the results show up.
It requires restraint, patience and a willingness to confront ideas that don't affirm one’s own perspective.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.