Recent Examples on the WebEven amid food shortages and the pervasive threat of death, Mona and Ayman were hoping to stay in Gaza and wait out the war.—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024 With the presidential election between Biden and Trump neck and neck, Hawley and Schmitt could potentially wait out the Biden administration for a more favorable audience in a Trump administration.—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024 Matthew Macedo, who was staying at the hotel, said he was ushered into the hotel laundry room to wait out the storm.—CBS News, 8 May 2024 Together with Shaun’s less-than-impressed girlfriend (Kate Ashfield), as well as his mother (Penelope Wilton) and step-dad (Bill Nighy), the hapless pals seek safe ground to wait out the impending end of days.—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024 In 2021, the pair left Los Angeles and joined several other A-listers (Natalie Portman, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts) in moving to Australia to wait out the pandemic.—Emily St. Martin, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024 But credit to director of player operations Farhan Zaidi for waiting out Chapman and the market.—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024 This is an alarming prospect for European officials who already believe Putin is digging in and trying to wait out the West.—Luke McGee, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024 In 1779, the captain decided to wait out the winter in the Hawaiian Islands.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
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