waiting list
noun
: a list or roster of those waiting (as for admission to an organization or institution)
Examples of waiting list in a Sentence
I'll put your name on the waiting list.
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The 2024 festival featured 121 artists, with more on the waiting list, Feist said.
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Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
An Indiana family says Cincinnati Children's won't put their 12-year-old daughter on its heart transplant waiting list because of her vaccination status.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
To become a kidney donor About 90,000 people are waiting for kidney donations, which is the vast majority of the 103,000 people on the national transplant waiting list, according to figures from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
There are 25 kids on the waiting list, according to Mutabazi, and the GoFundMe has raised over $79,000 so far.
—Damenica Ellis, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
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Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
An Indiana family says Cincinnati Children's won't put their 12-year-old daughter on its heart transplant waiting list because of her vaccination status.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
To become a kidney donor About 90,000 people are waiting for kidney donations, which is the vast majority of the 103,000 people on the national transplant waiting list, according to figures from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
There are 25 kids on the waiting list, according to Mutabazi, and the GoFundMe has raised over $79,000 so far.
—Damenica Ellis, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiting list
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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