wait on

Example Sentences

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“We do not want to wait on the sidelines, but actively contribute to making synthetic fuels market-ready and scalable,” said Jens Fehlinger, the airline’s chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In the small town of Maniabandha, a two-hour drive from Bhubaneswar, patients wait on plastic chairs.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The two men had to wait on a ledge for hours until they could be found, then had to leave the mountain without their mate.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

But the question of whether it made cynical sense to hack the situation’s geopolitics stuck with me: Should people wait on war developments to book their flights?

From Slate • May 12, 2026

I walk over to the G train so I can hop on the L back into my part of Brooklyn, and I scroll through Instagram on my phone while I wait on the platform.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi