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An 0-2 count turned to 3-2 as Riley chipped away, waiting out Wheeler in the second inning of the second game.
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The empire’s forces just had to wait out the winter as the patriots slinked back south.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Instead of merely making a tent that's as light as possible at the cost of comfort, Durston understands that backpackers and mountaineers will be living in their tent night after night and might very well be holed up for days on end, waiting out dangerous weather and conditions.
—New Atlas, 6 May 2025
With the Trump administration slashing budgets and threatening to revoke tax-exempt status for nonprofits, some Southern California social justice organizations have gone into a defensive crouch, hoping to wait out the passing storm.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The empire’s forces just had to wait out the winter as the patriots slinked back south.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Instead of merely making a tent that's as light as possible at the cost of comfort, Durston understands that backpackers and mountaineers will be living in their tent night after night and might very well be holed up for days on end, waiting out dangerous weather and conditions.
—New Atlas, 6 May 2025
With the Trump administration slashing budgets and threatening to revoke tax-exempt status for nonprofits, some Southern California social justice organizations have gone into a defensive crouch, hoping to wait out the passing storm.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wait out
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“Wait out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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