wait out
Example Sentences
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Hattie Lawton must have decided to sit down in there and wait out this storm.
From Literature
“What we’ve heard from our constituents is that oftentimes, rather than denying the claim, what they’ll do is they’ll just delay and delay and kind of wait out fire survivors who they know are desperate,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
About 100 residents say they have applied to put a temporary living structure on their plot, such as an RV, as they wait out the process.
These aren’t luxury goods that can wait out a crisis; they are essential inputs to healthcare, the water supply, food production, energy and weapons systems—areas where rapid disruption and scarce substitutes make for true vulnerability.
The best move now: Take profits, move to guaranteed instruments and wait out the storm.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
