waiting room
Example Sentences
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Sitting in the waiting room, mentally preparing for an MRI, Maxine opens a browser and searches, “BREAST CANCER.”
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
"Family members must stay in the waiting room," the employee shouted through a megaphone, reminding relatives that they were lucky to be alive.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
“Patient passports” introduced by Dr. Al-Hashimi, the new chief attending physician, to improve people’s experience at the hospital became fans in the hot waiting room.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
You might enter an old apartment building that’s been rezoned for offices with no waiting room to speak of.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The cowlike lowing sounds came at intervals, and an impromptu waiting room sprang up in the parlor.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
