waiting
Example Sentences
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After four months of restless waiting, filmmaker Kiwi Chow received a dreaded, but not altogether unexpected, message: Hong Kong censors had banned his new movie from reaching the big screen.
From Barron's
There are six stakes races set for opening day, three on turf, with Santa Anita officials hoping that waiting until Sunday will allow the grass course to dry enough to allow racing.
From Los Angeles Times
I don’t feel like waiting by the phone for him to text.
From Salon
Hollie M, 13, from Daventry, Northamptonshire, had been on the waiting list for three years while Hollie B, 12, from Bangor, County Down, was on the urgent transplant list for just 24 hours.
From BBC
"I feel every day is still the 7 October. We didn't pass the 7 October, but we are strong, and we're waiting for him. We do whatever we need," says Itzik Gvili, Ran's father.
From BBC
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