waiting room
Example Sentences
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Displayed in Parker’s waiting room and meant to advertise his skills, these canvases surprisingly bear their sitters’ names, giving specificity to the often-anonymous figures of Export painting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
A packed waiting room, doctors under pressure, mental health crises.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
She had to queue online in February; in a virtual waiting room, she learned she was 10,000th in line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
The regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
There was a new nurse at Dr. van Veen’s and I spent a miserable, silent half-hour in the waiting room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
