wait and see
Example Sentences
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"They're too stuck in their ways," she said, adding: "I hope things do change for other families, but they've been stuck in their ways for hundreds of years, so I'll wait and see."
From BBC
“It is a general situation of wait and see to see how much worse the situation can get if there is an American attack,” said Adnan Mazarei, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and a former deputy director of the International Monetary Fund.
"We don't expect a positive outcome. Like I said, we have to wait and see. We expect not to have him for quite a long time," Slot said of Endo's injury.
From Barron's
Investors will have to wait and see if he can do that while still pulling down longer-term rates.
From Barron's
“Let’s wait and see if we can talk our way through this roadblock first. If you get past the first roadblock, the others are usually a breeze. And don’t pull the TV card on them. They don’t want you here. That’s the best way to get turned around.”
From Literature
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