wait

Example Sentences

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Under the changes, new drivers in Northern Ireland will have to wait at least six months after receiving a provisional licence before taking a test, unless they are carers.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Then I thought, wait a minute, didn’t I buy something earlier this week?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

But wait, you might object, the so-called reasoning models don’t just sit around doing nothing—they think for minutes, sometimes hours, on end!

From Slate • May 25, 2026

"It's very difficult, it is breaking my heart to wait for something uncertain," 47-year-old Casilao said, crying as she recounted how she slept alone at a local government building overnight Sunday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

He no longer felt like a cub who must wait for the poor, slow taillesses to catch up.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver