How to Use patient in a Sentence
- They put in years of patient labor on the project.
- I hate having to stand in long lines. I'm just not very patient.
- The teacher treated her students in a patient and understanding way.
- Proofreading requires patient attention to detail.
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Just so calm and kind and patient.
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Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sanders may have to be patient.
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Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Be patient and keep a close watch.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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My job is patient care, full stop.
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Bruce Staley,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Be patient here, this step can take awhile.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Irony is alive and well – and very, very patient.
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Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Lie back, let your eyes adapt to the night, and be patient.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Thank you for being patient for me.
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Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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So people are very patient with me.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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Drivers should try to stay patient and wait for the light to change.
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Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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But be patient, because lots of kids and adults are in this area.
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Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2024
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The new name won't improve patient care overnight.
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Jenna Anderson,
Health,
13 May 2026
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And investors may have to be patient.
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Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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If that’s not enough to scare you off, be prepared to be patient.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
31 May 2023
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Be patient with partners and close friends.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Was the patient approach the right one?
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Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Parents will have to be patient.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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Stay patient with the game plan and avoid riskier plays that can lead to turnovers.
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Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2024
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Good luck telling your bosses — and your school’s fan base — to be patient.
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Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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That’s good news for patient investors.
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Paul Malloy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Be patient with a friend or a member of a group who disagrees.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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But Marinakis has been patient with those who have done well.
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Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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But the older mate will teach and be patient in the meantime.
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Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2024
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Some are learning it with a patient load of 20.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
2 May 2026
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Be patient and ready to take this next step together.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Fans will just have to be patient to see if anything moves forward.
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Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
- Several patients were waiting to see the doctor.
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How much weight did patients lose?
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Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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First, how long has the patient been ill for?
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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How does the process work for patients from abroad?
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Lyssanoel Frater,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
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There is no cure, though some patients can live decades.
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Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
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What that looks like depends on the patient.
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Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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Our patients are asking to be heard.
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Karen Greiner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Many patients do not know about this service.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Five of them were patients at OU.
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Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
20 Jan. 2026
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And for many patients, blood tests may be that screening.
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Ernesto Fonts,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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What can patients do in the meantime?
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ivermectin dosages are based on a patient's weight.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
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That means patients still won’t know the full cost until the bill hits.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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But as long as that work goes on, there is always hope, patients said.
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Damian Garde,
STAT,
13 Mar. 2024
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Because of this, many patients look for ways to spread the cost over time.
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William Jones,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
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Sylvia confirmed that there was no patient on board at the time of the crash.
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Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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He's seen an influx of patients.
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Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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As of Thursday, no patients are set to go to the unit.
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Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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If hospice patients can grow and change at the end of life, why not grow and change now?
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Arianna Huffington,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
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But the time and effort involved is more than some patients have.
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Eric Boodman,
STAT,
23 Mar. 2026
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Yet young cancer patients tell me such groups are often hard to find.
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Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2024
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Boyd was one of two transplant patients in the trial.
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Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The hospital has warned that there is nowhere else to go for patients to go.
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TIME,
18 Oct. 2023
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The next challenge was getting the word out to patients.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The patient survived, and the case was settled out of court.
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Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Then there are patients who have used Ozempic to shed just a few pounds.
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Elizabeth Siegel,
Allure,
6 Dec. 2023
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On my shift a couple of months ago, three patients coded at the same time.
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Diana Torres,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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With practice, patients learn to scan text and adjust zoom to read.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Their goal is for patients to live longer and with high quality of life.
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
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No two Parkinson’s patients are the same.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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