patiently
adverb
pa·tient·ly
ˈpā-shənt-lē 
: in a patient manner : with calmness or without complaint or hurry in spite of delays, difficulties, tedium, etc.
The bank customers waited patiently for the next teller.
She very patiently answered all our questions.
It wasn't until I was in my late teens, when my brother Caleb patiently taught me to play racquetball, that I realized I was coordinated enough to participate in athletic endeavors.—
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Mizzou received a first-round bye for the tournament and patiently watched Wednesday night as No. 10 seed Mississippi State and No. 15 seed LSU squared off to set up the second-round matchup.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
So the Broncos waited patiently for a state playoff berth, still practicing like any team waiting for its chance to prove itself again.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Tutors patiently helped each child blend the letter sounds together.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
After waiting patiently through the opening 90 minutes of the legal tampering period, the Vikings finally made their first move.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
So the Broncos waited patiently for a state playoff berth, still practicing like any team waiting for its chance to prove itself again.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Tutors patiently helped each child blend the letter sounds together.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
After waiting patiently through the opening 90 minutes of the legal tampering period, the Vikings finally made their first move.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patiently
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“Patiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patiently. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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