in wait

1. see lie in wait.

Example Sentences

Andrademembreno and Diaz were each convicted of one felony count of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of lying in wait, one felony count of conspiracy to commit murder, and one felony enhancement of personal use of a deadly weapon.

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“I have always felt that they’ve been lying in wait, and now, as usual, I have been proven right!…But the U.S. has Monopoly positions also, much stronger and more far reaching than China’s. I have just not chosen to use them, there was never a reason for me to do so—UNTIL NOW!”

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An away game in Athens against a Greece team who can no longer catch them, and then a Hampden showdown against Denmark next month lies in wait.

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Comet Interceptor is due to launch in 2029 into a parking orbit, from where it will lie in wait for a suitable target -- a pristine comet from the distant Oort Cloud that surrounds our Solar System, or, unlikely but highly appealing, an interstellar object like 3I/ATLAS.

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“I have always felt that they have been lying in wait, and now, as usual, I have been proven right!”

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