Example Sentences
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Queues to receive aid in Venezuela's La Guaira get longer every day, as people made homeless by two horrific earthquakes last week have nowhere else to go.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
He said: "Serving an open can is quicker. Queues will be quicker, which will get people into their seats settled so they can enjoy the concert."
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Queues of passengers stretched outside an airport's terminal early on Sunday as an "IT issue" caused delays.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
Queues of cars were waiting to offload their rubbish, and the mosque had enrolled the services of teenagers on their Easter break to help with the unloading.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025
Queues, in those days, were worn on the land as well as on the sea, and were as highly prized by the owners.
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
