Example Sentences

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Knicks fans have waited for their team to return to the NBA’s promised land for this entire century—and the well-heeled among them are paying exorbitant sums to witness it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It could have waited its typical 32 days for Callais to go into effect.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

In retrospect, I should have waited six months to write bullishly on Roblox, but I still look at the company in the same way.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

I have waited before asking him for the money because I don’t want him to retaliate with a bad review.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

“I was away for a much shorter time, obviously, but I was very surprised when I came back. I kept thinking that things should have waited for me but they hadn’t.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie