Example Sentences

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Warren is sometimes brusque and almost peremptory; Pepperrell is forbearing and considerate to the last degree.

From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Parkman, Francis

The sun is already high; but, though having the sky wholly to himself, he is forbearing in his power.

From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa

She is forbearing, without meanness—gentle, without insipidity—sincere, without rudeness.

From Marriage by Ferrier, Susan Edmonstone

At first he is forbearing and encouraging; but in the end, when no improvement is visible, the honeymoon begins to wane much more rapidly than either anticipated.

From Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making by Swan, Annie S. (Annie Shepherd)