lie in wait
Example Sentences
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Difficult matches lie in wait for Wales, but they will fancy their chances of qualifying for a second successive World Cup, and only a third in their history.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
Not being able to lie in wait for your helper to enter the cell poses an important challenge to a satellite phage.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023
Another long-standing local Halloween destination is the field of jack-o’-lanterns that lie in wait at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
Across Afghanistan, thousands of unexploded devices lie in wait, the U.N. de-mining agency says.
From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2022
Fearing that Falconer might lie in wait, I took a roundabout route and came upon Mr. Pope and Sander as they were leaving the house.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
