Examples of impatience in a Sentence
the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
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To read Henderson’s opinion is to get a glimpse of her impatience with the audacity of the Administration’s arguments, which included the claim that federal courts had no business reviewing Trump’s actions because of his authority over national security and foreign relations.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
But Dmitriev's visit follows signs of impatience on the part of Trump that Putin is slow-walking negotiations over Ukraine.
—Natalia Drozdiak and Stephanie Lai Bloomberg News, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
But Rubio's remark reflects a growing impatience with Zelensky, and the urgency of a clean election in Ukraine.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Things to watch include whether any Republican lawmakers publicly object to Musk’s methods and whether Trump shows any signs of impatience with the attention his billionaire ally attracts.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
But Dmitriev's visit follows signs of impatience on the part of Trump that Putin is slow-walking negotiations over Ukraine.
—Natalia Drozdiak and Stephanie Lai Bloomberg News, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
But Rubio's remark reflects a growing impatience with Zelensky, and the urgency of a clean election in Ukraine.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Things to watch include whether any Republican lawmakers publicly object to Musk’s methods and whether Trump shows any signs of impatience with the attention his billionaire ally attracts.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Impatience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impatience. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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impatience
noun
im·pa·tience
(ˈ)im-ˈpā-shən(t)s 
1
: lack of patience
2
: restless or eager desire
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