Example Sentences

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“They just stopped everything and said, ‘we will wait for you, of course,’” Guthrie said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Many guests will wait until the last minute to book and are willing to pay higher prices as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Her husband Yitzhak, tense throughout, finally exhales, then explains that the couple will wait a week before choosing a name.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

If households feel unsure about devoting much of their wealth to an illiquid asset like a house when they may need the cash for other expenses, they will wait, D’Acunto told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Skeezie will wait five or six years and give HellomynameisSteffi a call.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe