Example Sentences

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If this week was any indication, some investors were biding their time before jumping back in.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Other militant groups across the region have stayed out of the fight, either biding their time or hoping to avoid retaliation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

I sensed he was looking through me and not at me, as if he had decided I wasn’t his type and was biding his time until the bell rang.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

She attacked the Swiatek serve, immediately breaking back then biding her time as she displayed superb skill on the backhand side and served brilliantly.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

I couldn’t go on biding time like there was no end of it, no end to this summer.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd