Examples of impatience in a Sentence
the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
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No one in the organization has expressed impatience with the situation yet.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Trump also expressed impatience with those asking him about the status of trade deals that his administration says are taking shape in private with numerous countries.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a three-day ceasefire next month in the country’s war against Ukraine, as President Trump signals a growing impatience with the Russian leader’s reluctance to agree to a deal to end the three-year war.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
They may be frustrated at the pace of change, but chalk that up to the impatience of youth.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Trump also expressed impatience with those asking him about the status of trade deals that his administration says are taking shape in private with numerous countries.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a three-day ceasefire next month in the country’s war against Ukraine, as President Trump signals a growing impatience with the Russian leader’s reluctance to agree to a deal to end the three-year war.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
They may be frustrated at the pace of change, but chalk that up to the impatience of youth.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impatience
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“Impatience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impatience. Accessed 28 May. 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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