waiting to
Example Sentences
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"It's amazing that there are still new species waiting to be discovered: we don't have to go to a volcano, an island, or deep into the sea."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Dozens of minibikes were loaded onto tow vehicles as, behind yellow tape, parents could be seen waiting to pick up their children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Each morning, groups of labourers gather at prominent squares in the main city of Srinagar, waiting to be hired.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Some of this has to do with the opportunities for multimedia exploitation—Netflix series waiting to be made—but an equally large part has to do with how sustained exposure can distort an author’s public profile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I looked at my watch and found it was exactly twenty-four hours since we were in the staging area in downtown Anchorage waiting to get in the starting chute.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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