Sparhawk paced back and forth, chafing at the delay, and his patience finally evaporated.

That was when Melora's studied patience evaporated.

Thomas felt his patience evaporate.

But when his dispute with the neighboring village of Pelham comes up, his patience evaporates.

Reese's patience evaporated, and leaning heavily on the makeshift cane, he stepped into the water.

The patience that comes with friendship has evaporated, some of the aides say.

On Debra Smith's third attempt to enroll her younger sister in a public high school here last week, patience evaporated.

My patience had almost evaporated.

His head nodded with each number and by the time he reached eight, his patience had evaporated.

Grace's patience, never exemplary, had evaporated totally.