Sentence examples for be long-suffering from inspiring English sources
adjective
Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.
- His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.
Ms. Grey can be long-suffering, and she might even savor some of the torment, the better to examine it and house it in a dignified melody.
Women are taught to live for others; to always give and never take; to submit, yield and obey; to be long-suffering.
"They've been long-suffering.
They've been long-suffering; it's a great Cinderella story.
fans who have been long-suffering, it was a really big win".
Helen, who never acknowledged the truth of her predicament, was long-suffering.
It's been a long season, it's been long-suffering for the supporters, and for the players as well.
Then he added, "In Sudan, where I am from, there's a long conflict and people are long-suffering".
They were long-suffering and more than able to swat away the attentions of various spotty herberts.
For decades, New England fans sported a collective identity as losers — the timeworn phrase had been "long-suffering losers" — while the Red Sox, the Bruins and the Patriots delivered many calamities, but zero championships.
