wait out
Example Sentences
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That means farmers that don’t have the fertilizers already delivered won’t be able to wait out the price spikes.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
I had been driving west through downtown and stopped in Chinatown to wait out the morning congestion in a new café that used to be an old bistro.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
They migrate thousands of kilometres to find stable sea ice during Antarctic summer to wait out what is called a "catastrophic moult" every year.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
And he said none of the retailers or Basic Fun’s other customers had yet confirmed purchases of its lower-cost offerings, as they wait out fluctuations in the trade war and the Supreme Court’s ruling.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026
As he came by me, I grabbed his collar and said, “Hold on, boy! You can’t go in there. You’ll have to wait out here. We won’t be in there very long—I hope.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
