wait out
Example Sentences
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Officials had changed their judgment about how those conflicts were likely to unfold, suggesting they no longer see the energy shock as a disruption to wait out, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Perishables can’t be warehoused to wait out a price spike, they require diesel-dependent refrigerated trucking constantly,” Lempert said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
A 70-year-old woman from Tehran waited for her ride to a nearby airport, where she planned to begin her journey to the south of France to wait out the bombing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
I had been driving west through downtown and stopped in Chinatown to wait out the morning congestion in a new café that used to be an old bistro.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
“Me and Branch, we’ll wait out here,” he announced.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
