How to Use waiting list in a Sentence

waiting list

noun
  • I'll put your name on the waiting list.
  • For 60% and 50% units, the waiting list is four to five years.
    Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 23 Oct. 2022
  • At one point in 1990, the Lexus waiting list in the United States was a year-long.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
  • There has been a waiting list for it since its launch in Paris, in the midst of the pandemic.
    Nick Scott, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Collera was put on the transplant waiting list Aug. 15.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • For fans still hoping to get in, a waiting list has been set up at gulfcoastjam.com.
    al, 29 Nov. 2022
  • There is a long waiting list to play in the PNC Championship.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Those who didn’t score tickets were placed on a waiting list.
    Leanne Italie, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • After the rooms are fully booked, the lodge maintains a waiting list.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The group is currently full and has moved to a waiting list pending a new DM.
    Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In 37 states, people are on waiting lists for months or years.
    Jordan Rau, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The first weekend is already sold out, with more than 100 people on the waiting list.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For the next few weeks, Carman watched as her mother languished on the waiting list.
    Stephanie Mansfield, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022
  • At the time, the real waiting list was over seven million.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Many are asking to be placed on a waiting list in case something changes.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022
  • But there’s a catch: For starters, McMullin tells me that there’s a huge waiting list just to get access to the platform.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 30 July 2023
  • King/Drew has a long waiting list because of its strong academics.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • One had a waiting list that was more than six months long, and the other didn’t take insurance.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • And for some of these elite offerings, so many people want in, there’s even a waiting list.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
  • As a result, a doctor can see them and recommend them for the waiting list.
    Eryn Mathewson, CNN, 4 July 2022
  • Blue Haven supports five families, and there are 12 on the waiting list.
    New York Times, 1 July 2022
  • At 3, she was put on a pre-school program waiting list because no spots were left.
    Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The pricing hasn’t been announced yet, as the waiting list is more of a survey about the possible price points.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Korea had gotten very hard to adopt from and China had a very long waiting list.
    Courtney Young, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Adella Bass, a mother of three who’s been on the agency’s waiting list for 13 years, sees the CHA falling short.
    Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The Dolphins sold out of season tickets this year and for the first time in team history have a waiting list.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022
  • By the early 1930s, FNS had a long waiting list for courier postings.
    Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The waiting list remains longer than at any preschool in Manhattan.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2022
  • But there’s already waiting list of more than 500 people looking to get the shot at Open Door Health alone.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Things are arguably even more dire for parents whose children can’t get off the waiting list.
    Katherine Landergan, ajc, 25 Aug. 2022

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