waiting

Example Sentences

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O’Malley convinced Tatum to have the operation right there and then instead of waiting even one more day—a decision that is already rewriting basketball history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

About 69% of the latest Welsh total of two year or more waits are in the Betsi Cadwaladr health board area; Swansea Bay has no-one waiting that long.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“The chapel project is there, which is something we’ve all been waiting for for a long time,” Allman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“I’ve been waiting 25 years for this job,” he confided on his podcast before taking office.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Some women were already asleep after the long workday, but most were stirring about, some waiting for a turn at the toilets, others picking lice off themselves and their neighbors.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom