How to Use patiently in a Sentence

patiently

adverb

• The Americans worked the ball patiently down the right to Tim Weah.
  — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
• Cats love to wait patiently for just the right moment to pounce.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Dec. 2022
• The man steps toward the blackboard and patiently asks her again to read.
  — Han Kang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
• Sometimes, the predators must patiently wait for seals to pop through the sea ice.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
• In the distance, a row of surfers are patiently waiting for their set.
  — Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• Chester spent that time in the shelter patiently waiting for a home.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
• On one side of the street, people wait patiently in line for the bus as fathers lead their children by the hand on the walk home.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• Hundreds of ships patiently lined up for days while the world’s freight traffic just stopped?
  — Abc News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2023
• In the video, Salma gets body makeup and oil applied in a skin-tight dress while her pup looks on patiently from the corner.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 9 Feb. 2023
• Then, turn the compost with a pitchfork or shovel at least once a week and patiently wait for the process to be complete.
  — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• The film was shot in Hartford in late 2021, and the many locals involved have been patiently waiting to see the results.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
• Viewers will also have to wait patiently for a second season of The Last of Us.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
• Now the team will wait — patiently, of course — for their $185 million ace’s return to the rotation.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023
• Matt listened patiently, not pressing her about the curfew or the guy friend.
  — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
• Not knowing what to do with their protesting pup, the pet parent in the clip patiently waits out the canine's antics.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 15 July 2023
• The passengers have been waiting patiently to get out of the capsule.
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2023
• In many ways, Sanada’s career is one of patiently waiting and taking the chances that come.
  — Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
• Ohio State is patiently waiting on to the first member of what could be an all-Ohio defensive back class.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2022
• At the edge of my view, the tips of deciduous trees were patiently waiting out winter.
  — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
• The Cowboys, though, patiently drove to Seattle’s 2-yard line, forcing the Seahawks to burn their final timeouts in the process.
  — Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2023
• Her friends patiently waited for her on the steps, holding a bouquet of flowers.
  — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023
• The video, which was viewed more than 21 million times on TikTok, shows the raccoon skipping the drive-thru line and patiently waiting at the window.
  — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• Quickly, but patiently, Djokovic won five games before Alcaraz had even got on the board.
  — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• There, a woman waited patiently to have a pair of items appraised.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
• Cat Power, whose real name is Chan Marshall, sat patiently off to the side, waiting her turn to record.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• Some of the best wines on the planet are patiently resting in barrel, waiting for the time they are released into bottle and set loose in the world.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
• The 2023 MLS season is right around the corner and some of soccer's top talents have been waiting patiently to compete on the pitch.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
• Over in the media pit at the top of the iconic Met stairs, Unbothered patiently waited for everybody Black to walk by and snag the chance to chat with them.
  — Venesa Coger, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
• For the past seven years, Leroy has patiently waited at Dog Tales for a forever home.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2022
• One thing's for sure—we'll be patiently waiting for Loki Season 2 to find out more.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024