long-suffering
adjective
long-suf·fer·ing
ˈlȯŋ-ˌsə-f(ə-)riŋ 
-ˈsə-
: patiently enduring lasting offense or hardship
long-suffering
noun
Examples of long-suffering in a Sentence
you will need infinite long-suffering to put up with that arrogant jerk
the long-suffering parents calmly waited until the tantrum had passed
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Another piece of it came from the 2021 death of Tony Hendra, who played the band's long-suffering manager in the original.
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EW.com, 1 July 2025
Admittedly, the hordes of foreigners can provoke long-suffering local people.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Michaela Watkins has a natural warmth, intelligence and authenticity as the long-suffering and detached Jane.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Because geniuses tend not to specialize in things like picking up after themselves, the human price is often paid by a long-suffering partner-secretary—wifely figures like Véra Nabokov, Sophia Tolstoy, and Alice B. Toklas, or the occasional husband like Leonard Woolf.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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EW.com, 1 July 2025
Admittedly, the hordes of foreigners can provoke long-suffering local people.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Michaela Watkins has a natural warmth, intelligence and authenticity as the long-suffering and detached Jane.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Because geniuses tend not to specialize in things like picking up after themselves, the human price is often paid by a long-suffering partner-secretary—wifely figures like Véra Nabokov, Sophia Tolstoy, and Alice B. Toklas, or the occasional husband like Leonard Woolf.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for long-suffering
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“Long-suffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-suffering. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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