waiting

Example Sentences

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The waiting list for Ferraris runs toward the end of 2027, the automaker said earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Bread pudding is essentially a blank canvas for whatever bits and bobs are floating around your kitchen waiting for purpose.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Raju Ram, 33, also from Rajasthan, has been on a tanker in the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates since April, waiting to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Until your prompt comes in, the chatbot is just a big fancy recipe, vacantly waiting for someone to do something with it.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

And suddenly an insane fear gripped the waiting women.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom