waiting list

Example Sentences

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There’s a waiting list via Coachella itself and there’s also an official resale market and secondary sellers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Her appendix was removed and she was put on a waiting list for a specialist women's hospital.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The national waiting list for non-life-threatening procedures has almost reached 100,000, including more than 11,000 children, the government says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

By far the biggest factor in admission, however, is whether an applicant has matriculated from another magnet school and how long an applicant has been on the waiting list for a magnet school.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

“We’ll get back on the waiting list, accept whatever they can get for us. They say by Monday, even...”

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez