How to Use patient in a Sentence

patient

1 of 2 adjective
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  • 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.
  • Farmer: Williams is patient and doesn’t let the first guy bring him down.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But the older mate will teach and be patient in the meantime.
    — Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Stay patient with the game plan and avoid riskier plays that can lead to turnovers.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • If that’s not enough to scare you off, be prepared to be patient.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 May 2023
  • But be patient, because lots of kids and adults are in this area.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Be patient: Give the bread time to soak up the liquid for the most tender result.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • For both of you. Be patient with yourself, too, since change is hard.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • But doing so won't help your child learn to be patient.
    — Denise Schipani, Parents, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The way to be a good in-law is the same way to be a good person: to be patient, welcoming, friendly and kind.
    — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The way to be a good in-law is the same way to be a good person: to be patient, welcoming, friendly, and kind.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024
  • One of those patient investors who’s new to the list this year is Laurel Bowden.
    — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Simply lie back, be patient and take in the widest swath of sky possible.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • What a leader, what a great, patient loving...and my kids are obsessed with him.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The length of the healing process differs, depending on the person, so be patient.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 12 May 2023
  • Be patient: The transition from clumpy flour paste to rich, thick gravy takes a few minutes, but don't rush it.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
  • To my fans, thanks for being patient wit me and supporting Us.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
  • What a leader, what a great, patient loving — my kids are obsessed with him.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2023
  • This could take time, so be patient and recall how this feels the next time you're tempted by an impulse buy.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • What are the patient implications of being part of an ACO?
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 June 2023
  • While the front seats are comfortable enough, the RC F has a tiny rear seat that’s usable only by (very patient) kids.
    — Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
  • In the third period, South Oak Cliff was patient enough to run 22 plays to only five for Lancaster.
    — Randy Jennings, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The net driver in all of this is patient advocacy and power.
    — Christopher Medrano, STAT, 15 June 2023
  • But be patient, stargazers: It's not expected to be visible to the naked eye until at least the spring.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • No patient cards have been issued to residents outside of the state so far, Denman said.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Our own kids enjoyed some time out of the sun and came back renewed — and with detailed drawings of Spider-Man, conceived with the help of the artistic and patient staff.
    — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Its rotation isn’t a sprint or a crawl but a deliberate and patient stride.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
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patient

2 of 2 noun
  • Several patients were waiting to see the doctor.
  • No one, including the patient, was ever screened, and the door to the room was left open.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Nurses managed the day-to-day care of patients and passed orders on to the medics.
    — Aaron Stern, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Then there are patients who have used Ozempic to shed just a few pounds.
    — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The hospital has warned that there is nowhere else to go for patients to go.
    — TIME, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But between 5% and 15% of patients have errors in the PRNP gene that lead to the condition.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
  • But as long as that work goes on, there is always hope, patients said.
    — Damian Garde, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
  • That was enough to ward off diabetes in about 70% of patients.
    — Madison Muller, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The doctor compared the journey to a horse race as patients wait for new treatments to emerge.
    — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The treatments arranged by Ms. Bray that reached patients in Iowa were among them.
    — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 17 May 2023
  • The contraband was not in plain sight and the officer asked if the nursing staff could search the patient.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Yet young cancer patients tell me such groups are often hard to find.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Tens of thousands of patients have been treated at the annual clinic in the last 18 years.
    — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Other patients were strewn around the floor, unable to be treated for lack of supplies.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Nov. 2023
  • In the current system, high-risk kidneys are offered to patients on the wait list who have agreed to accept them.
    — Joshua Mezrich, STAT, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The therapy must be given for the entirety of a patient’s life.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
  • That language changed how my patients thought about themselves and how others thought about them, too.
    — Wendy Dean, STAT, 7 June 2023
  • Prince William just met a patient who gave Kate Middleton his seal of approval.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • The patient had her first two doses of rituximab soon after that.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Since 2016, the FDA lifted the requirement that patients make an in-person visit to get a prescription.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The process involves fertilizing eggs with sperm in a lab to create embryos; at least one is then transferred to a patient’s uterus.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
  • But his main concern was food — the hospital hadn’t been able to feed patients for several days, doctors said.
    — Declan Walsh Arlette Bashizi, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Part of Carbon Health’s mission is to use technology to improve care and increase a patient’s face-time with a provider.
    — Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com, 5 June 2023
  • So while the breakthrough program is helpful for companies, its value to patients is less clear.
    — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The staff often use vulgar language with one another, sometimes in front of patients who may or may not be conscious enough to hear them.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Biden promised the mandate in his 2022 State of the Union, in which the president blamed the industry's problems on investors who cared more about profits than caring for patients.
    — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Audio and video glitches that can occur over the internet can frustrate patients and providers alike.
    — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The American pit bull mix is attentive and patient, which has helped her master 10 tricks already.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, the million-dollar question is whether doctors can use this knowledge to help patients with bladder cancer.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 22 June 2023
  • Sometimes, young patients see primary care doctors who don’t have enough training in this area.
    — Steven Berkowitz, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2023

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