await
verb (used with object)
to wait for; expect; look for.
awaited
Example Sentences
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City navigated the hostile reception awaiting them at Anfield by arriving through the staff and contractors' entrance - while an inevitable febrile environment awaited them.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Markets awaited U.S. non-farm payrolls data due to be released at 1230 GMT to gain clues on the potential pace of future interest rate rises by the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As investigators awaited the results of the DNA test, they gathered circumstantial evidence.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
A small group of demonstrators waving Palestinian flags awaited Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar when he visited Fiji earlier this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The foundations of both were nearly finished and awaited the installation of cornerstones.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
