How to use patience in a sentence

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• The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.From the entry symbol
• What I lack in patience, I make up for in drive.From the entry make up
• Teachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats.From the entry wriggle
• He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.From the entry tug
• It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybody's patience wearing thin.From the entry touchy
• You must have had the patience of a saint to sit through that awful film!From the entry patience of a saint
• Teenagers can really try their parents' patience.From the entry can
• His neverending criticism has finally worn my patience.From the entry wear
• Of all the sisters, she has the least patience.From the entry least
• This job demands a lot of patience.From the entry demand
• We urge the exercise of patience and restraint.From the entry exercise
• Patience and understanding are key ingredients for a long-lasting marriage.From the entry ingredient
• A career as a diplomat requires cultural awareness and patience.From the entry diplomat
• Patience is a virtue, but those who are overpatient or hypertolerant risk inviting abusers to treat them like a doormat.From the entry hypertolerant
• Do you have it in you to show any respect, politeness, patience, or, God forbid, an ounce of forbearance?From the entry have it in one
• These frequent Internet outages are testing my patience.From the entry test someone's patience
• Patience is a virtue, but those who are hyperpatient or hypertolerant risk inviting abusers to treat them like a doormat.From the entry hyperpatient
• I bespeak your patience in advance.From the entry bespeak
• I know this project is a big undertaking, but you need to have patience and be hopeful. Remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day.From the entry Rome wasn't built in a day
• I don't have the time or patience to deal with him. In fact, I barely even have time for being here at all.From the entry in fact
• This can take the steadiness of a surgeon and the patience of Mother Teresa.2021, Sharon Bowers, David Bowers, Shop Class for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 83 Projects, →ISBN. From the entry patience of Mother Teresa
• "I certainly have more patience now than I used to do.2020 July 1, “Case Studies: Karen Barnes”, in Rail, page 58. From the entry open-minded
• If you bought a custom from me thank you so much for your patience!2019 May 31, Abella Art & Design, tweet. From the entry custom
• “Oh here.” He jerks for his phone not trying to test her patience or invitation.2017, Coulter, A Night’s Tale, BookVenture Publishing LLC, →ISBN. From the entry snap
• Cape Verdeans waiting with perfect, timeless patience for a boat that may or may not come.2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 295. From the entry Cape Verdean
• His attitude was Asquithian, and he knew she appreciated him for his patience.2015, Harper Lee, chapter 5, in Go Set a Watchman, page 52. From the entry Asquithian
• The challenge with this placement lies in learning patience and diplomacy.2015, Alyson Mead, Astrology Made Simple. From the entry truth bomb
• Sakers and Luggers are known to be problematic, and easy to lose, or to lose patience with.2013, Conor Mark Jameson, “Prologue”, in Silent Spring Revisted, London: Bloomsbury Wildlife, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry lugger
• Twenty-one year-old man too old to have patience for dem dere kidren playin' therr on the lawn.2012, Jack Caseros, Onwards & Outwards. From the entry kidren
• The Teacher Home Visit Program takes a huge commitment—time, energy, patience, diplomacy.2010 September, Jeannette Cooperman, "Bringing It Home", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 62. From the entry bail
• Pelosi has no patience for such “noise,” even when she is the center of it.2010 October 9, Mark Leibovich, “Vilified or Not, Pelosi Insists She’s Winning”, in The New York Times, page A1. From the entry bogywoman
• I can't thank you enough for your compassion, patience, and open hearts.2010, L. Divine, Drama High: Culture Clash. From the entry mamahood
• Patience inquired about the possibility of getting rooms with closable windows for the night.2003, Orson Scott Card, Wyrms, Orb Books, →ISBN, page 167. From the entry dwelf
• It took patience to catch alburns, those hand-sized fish in the Stolpe.1998, George Grosz, George Grosz: An Autobiography, page 7. From the entry alburn
• His patience with her extended itself deftly, counteringly, before any move she thought to make.1997, Elizabeth Tallent, “Listen to Reason”, in The Good Housekeeping Short Story Collection, London: Arrow Books Limited, Random House UK…. From the entry counteringly
• Woozy with swipe was the only way I could stay down with patience for work.1984, Ronald T. Takaki, Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii, 1835-1920, →ISBN, page 134. From the entry swipe
• Nobody crabs can be found by anybody with the patience to look.1975, David Bellamy, The Life-Giving Sea, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 131. From the entry nobody crab
• At times I long for the patience of Job and the wisdom of Solomon.1960 April, A. W. Bennett, “A Locomotive Shedmaster's Day”, in Railway Magazine, page 272. From the entry long for

Meaning of patience

1. noun The quality of being patient.
2. noun Any of various card games that can be played by one person.

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Questions about patience in a sentence

How do you use patience in a sentence?

Patience is used as a noun. For example: “Musical perfection requires practice and a lot of patience.”

What is a short sentence with patience?

“I bespeak your patience in advance.”

What does patience mean?

Patience means the quality of being patient.