How to Use wait for it in a Sentence
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This get-up is truly a — wait for it!
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
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The kind who drive across town for the right crust and aren't afraid to wait for it.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
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Just wait for it and be rewarded.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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The room had — wait for it — entirely glass walls, no blinds or screens.
—Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 Jan. 2024
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Her real name is, wait for it, Yulia.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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But in road games, Mahomes has been — wait for it — even better.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
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That makes now a terrific time to buy and … wait for it … lock in your shot at more upside.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Yeah, the new incarnation for the top thrill dragster is wait for it.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
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As Barney would say, the wedding was legen— wait for it —dary.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2024
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Wolfsbane, a young mutant who can transform into (wait for it) a wolf.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
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Spring is near, and with this transition comes — wait for it — major markdowns.
—Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2024
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Remind people, through your storytelling, that work is about (wait for it) the work.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Women wore ’80s style almond-toe pumps with—wait for it—shoe covers as socks.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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From a basketball standpoint, this makes sense … wait for it … as long as Leonard is healthy.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026
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To top it off, one of them is carrying a — wait for it — Mexican flag.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
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Miller had to wait for it, wait for it, wait for about a month before going to the operating room.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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The selection of case mods at Be Quiet’s booth was (wait for it) loud.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 5 June 2023
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The official dates for that tour will be unveiled — wait for it — Tuesday.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2024
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No team has done that since, wait for it, the Islanders from 1980-83.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
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The idea is to encourage that person to purchase some — wait for it — life insurance.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
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And who also happens to be — wait for it — John Cheever himself.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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So in the 1930s, its high school started calling its sports teams — wait for it — the Chinks.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Be prepared to wait for it − possibly forever.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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This one takes place in the present day, in a small New England town called — wait for it — Snow Falls.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Three circles at the top of the video would turn over to reveal options like jam, jerky, tomato juice, meds, chocolate milk and, wait for it, dog food.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
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The modern butler — also known as, wait for it, an executive butler — is still in most cases a man.
—Plum Sykes, New York Times, 14 May 2024
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Now, a new study has found that America's favorite dessert at Christmas is … wait for it … pumpkin pie.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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That's because, wait for it, a race of weird killer aliens have started infiltrating the school population.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
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Scooby and friends are on the case, meeting up with Lex Luthor and his dog, named — wait for it — Rex Ruthor.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
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They’re collectively known as — wait for it — the Adams Family.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
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