long-suffering
Example Sentences
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Most of the pain will be felt by the long-suffering Iranian people.
From BBC
The statement didn’t mention the goal of regime change or the prospect of empowering the country’s long-suffering opposition.
Maybe it leads to a better government for the long-suffering Iranian people.
From Los Angeles Times
The president, the survivor of countless negotiations with his long-suffering creditors, chose his words carefully.
From MarketWatch
Wales captain Dewi Lake has urged long-suffering home fans to bring "support and noise" when his struggling side bid to revive their Six Nations campaign against Scotland in Cardiff on Saturday.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.