wait on
Example Sentences
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“We never wait on a green light from anyone to tell the stories that we want to tell, and social media has already given us that opportunity,” Tales said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
But the question of whether it made cynical sense to hack the situation’s geopolitics stuck with me: Should people wait on war developments to book their flights?
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
That back and forth may have investors feeling uneasy, but they don’t have to wait on the sidelines entirely until the hostilities end.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
“Copy, yeah, we prefer to wait on a gate, but I mean, again, we only got so much time here because there's still a bit of an odor in the back of the airplane.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The suspects weren’t there, so Dudley and his partner decided to wait on the porch.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
