waiting room
Example Sentences
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It's a familiar sight: a crowded waiting room, trolleys in corridors, stressed doctors and nurses.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
An unholy mashup of a waiting room and a bus, the people mover is slow, uncomfortable, and offensive to the eye.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
She arrived at the courtroom nearly an hour and a half ahead of her 8:30 a.m. appointment, and watched as the waiting room overflowed with at least a hundred other immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Sitting in the waiting room, mentally preparing for an MRI, Maxine opens a browser and searches, “BREAST CANCER.”
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Hastily I rinsed off the soap and followed the soldier back to the waiting room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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