Example Sentences
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Longer waits allow more children to watch the movie for the first time in theaters, while adults cultivate nostalgia for a film they loved as kids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Time waits for no one,” as the Stones once sang, but apparently that doesn’t apply to the “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Attendees described long waits in exposed areas, limited shade and difficult conditions navigating a sprawling event designed to showcase the country’s semiquincentennial.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Modesta does not enter the makeshift morgue and waits outside while other relatives handle the identification process.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Axel waits for Byrd to say, “And for our buttervore,” like she usually does when the elbows come to the table, but tonight she’s more interested in fluffing the napkin on her lap.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
