in waiting
Example Sentences
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Somehow, though, Sara Dosa’s documentary on this matter, “Time and Water,” avoids playing like a funeral in waiting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“For now, there is value in waiting and watching, with central banks stressing their commitment to price stability but otherwise staying on hold,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
It is spoken in hospital corridors and courtrooms, in waiting rooms and at kitchen tables, by those who keep pressing, keep trying, keep hoping.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
As he spoke in the Oval Office on Monday, Vice President JD Vance hovered uncomfortably behind Trump’s left shoulder like a cartoon buzzard in waiting.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Woman in waiting sounds more like someone in a train station.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
