wait out
Example Sentences
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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
“We would prefer to wait out the near-term negatives.”
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 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
There are reasons to be concerned: No new retirees want to withdraw money from their accounts in a down market, and not everyone has additional funds to dip into while they wait out market turmoil.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
Those stranded in their cars have been moved into the shelters to wait out the storm.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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