Examples of wait out in a Sentence
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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.
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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
His job is to watch over Bobby Asencio (RZA), a painter who became terminally ill and decided to wait out a cure by freezing himself.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
The chance for rain is even greater Sunday, leaving officials the option of trying to wait out the weather until Sunday night or postponing the race until Monday, something that has been done twice before.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
People may come around later, so try to wait out any uncomfortable reactions.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
The Giants’ president of baseball operations waited out super agent Scott Boras and late Friday night secured a bargain-bin deal with four-time Gold Glover Matt Chapman.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
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
His job is to watch over Bobby Asencio (RZA), a painter who became terminally ill and decided to wait out a cure by freezing himself.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
The chance for rain is even greater Sunday, leaving officials the option of trying to wait out the weather until Sunday night or postponing the race until Monday, something that has been done twice before.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
People may come around later, so try to wait out any uncomfortable reactions.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
The Giants’ president of baseball operations waited out super agent Scott Boras and late Friday night secured a bargain-bin deal with four-time Gold Glover Matt Chapman.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Wait out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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