lie in wait
Example Sentences
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Having found some stock at another local shop, Mr Phelps worked with its manager to lie in wait there for the thief's return.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024
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
Across Afghanistan, thousands of unexploded devices lie in wait, the U.N. de-mining agency says.
From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2022
In planter boxes outside dining sheds, rats lie in wait for any fallen crumb.
From Washington Times • May 8, 2022
Everything you can think of, and things you have never dreamed of, lie in wait.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
