the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
Recent Examples on the WebIndeed, patience may be construed by some as a surrogate for human empathy and sensitivity, while impatience may be interpreted as the antithesis of such human characteristics.—Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela, Twin Cities, 30 May 2024 Do your best to stay level-headed and make rational decisions, because impatience is likely to be your number one struggle.—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024 Ithaca’s approach to its generations-old encampment has historically been out-of-sight-out-of-mind, with occasional periods of concern, impatience and paralyzing doubt.—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024 The wife is not much of a role, and Thurman can’t give her anything more than a sustained note of tremulous concern, aside from the occasional moment of anger or impatience when Emma feels her husband is being pushed beyond the limits of his fragile health.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for impatience
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