Example Sentences

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"One of the guys had queued from three o'clock in the morning," noted Scott, even though the store does not open until 10 am on Saturday.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The public gallery at the back of court was packed with more than 30 of his supporters, who had queued from early morning.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Since our rule is that the driver controls the audio, I had queued up “I, Claudius” read by Derek Jacobi on Audible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

In Nicaragua, a line three days long had queued up to get passports to be able to exit the country en route north.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2022

The last group of mourners who emerged from their viewing around 6.30 a.m. on Monday had queued, and queued, and queued overnight.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022