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
Meanwhile, Albania or Norway lie in wait for Northern Ireland if they defeat Croatia.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024
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
The plan we’d come up with to test Ruth’s theory was very simple: we—the six of us in on it—would lie in wait for Madame somewhere, then “swarm out” all around her, all at once.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
