lie in wait
Example Sentences
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The rewards, for better or worse, lie in wait for those who take a side.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Not being able to lie in wait for your helper to enter the cell poses an important challenge to a satellite phage.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023
Across Afghanistan, thousands of unexploded devices lie in wait, the U.N. de-mining agency says.
From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2022
Aziza, a spirit and god cast into Osunde’s pages who likes to sweep people up and place them in a netherworld, is just the kind of being to lie in wait.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2022
If the agents spot them and lie in wait, it could spell doom for Enrique.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
