wait out
Example Sentences
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If this was anything like last time, she thought, they could wait out the worst of the attacks there, since Jerusalem usually isn’t a target.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 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
“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
Dad returns and says, “Coach is coming to pick up Russ. You two can wait out front if you want to talk. But I need to go to work now.”
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
