Examples of impatience in a Sentence
the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
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After a goalless draw with Sunderland on Saturday, the Crystal Palace manager recalled a conversation with chairman Steve Parish, who had told him that over the years, impatience with new signings has increased.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The impasse got the attention of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who expressed impatience with it even though his agency does not have jurisdiction in carriage disputes.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Significance is met with distress, exuberance bleeds into impatience, longing is blurred with desperation.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Forbes Contributor Nellie Akalp even suggests impatience might just be a virtue for entrepreneurs, citing Steve Jobs as an example.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The impasse got the attention of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who expressed impatience with it even though his agency does not have jurisdiction in carriage disputes.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Significance is met with distress, exuberance bleeds into impatience, longing is blurred with desperation.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Forbes Contributor Nellie Akalp even suggests impatience might just be a virtue for entrepreneurs, citing Steve Jobs as an example.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 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 22 Sep. 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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