watching and waiting
Example Sentences
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The rest of Latin America is watching and waiting.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
In a year of record stock highs, artificial-intelligence moonshots and tense standoffs on global trade, Warren Buffett spent much of it watching, and waiting for the right moment to strike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
A country will be watching and waiting: for scrutiny, accountability, and answers.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023
Forty eight hours later, Lilli was sitting atop a mountain in the Sandia range with colleagues, 110 miles from the test site, watching and waiting for ignition.
From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023
I kept my eye on the door, watching and waiting for Papa Will to arrive.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
