Example Sentences
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For two-thirds of Sunday’s Long Beach Grand Prix, Alex Palou bided his time … waiting for the one break he needed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
That country, which once hid its strength and bided its time, has decided under Xi Jinping to “flex its muscles.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Newby toned it down and bided his time.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
Many bided time in a hardscrabble neighborhood, renamed “Little Haiti,” while working in car washes, restaurants and factories that produce goods for export to the United States.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024
Moving at the snail’s pace that is the norm above 26,000 feet, the throng labored up the Hillary Step one by one, while I nervously bided my time.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
