impatience
Example Sentences
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"They're always here," he said of the protesters, with some impatience.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Meta Platforms has become the poster child for Wall Street’s impatience with ever-increasing artificial-intelligence spending.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
The gathering reflects mounting impatience with the slow pace of global negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Ahead of the election, Takaichi joked with teenagers about her impatience with 15-minute face packs during an interview widely shared online among her Generation-Z fanbase.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Once, because repeating it was too much to bear, I let impatience get the best of me.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
Vocabulary lists containing impatience
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