queue
noun
a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
Example Sentences
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Long queues swarmed the shop when the BBC visited on Monday, with waiting times for a bowl of noodles going beyond an hour.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Long queues of people could be seen evacuating towns on foot, by motorbike and car, some piled into the back of pickup trucks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The situation had eased at the end of July, but queues and local shortages of some fuel types have reemerged in Moscow in recent days.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Tickets went on sale Tuesday and were going briskly, with digital wait times reported of more than four hours in queues with as many as 13,000 guests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nora Molloy knows my mother from the queues at the St.Vincent de Paul Society.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
