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
Roi Elba came to the shelter with his dog Gaia to wait out a missile salvo.
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
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
Hattie Lawton must have decided to sit down in there and wait out this storm.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
