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Recent Examples of waiting room
Once there, Evans said, staff told her to leave her 79-year-old aunt in the waiting room and wait outside because of capacity issues.
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Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
Despite a waiting room full of children, Lola was called back almost immediately.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The clinic’s waiting room has begun to thin out for the day.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Doctors were seeing patients in a waiting room with only a few cots.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
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Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
Despite a waiting room full of children, Lola was called back almost immediately.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The clinic’s waiting room has begun to thin out for the day.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Doctors were seeing patients in a waiting room with only a few cots.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for waiting room
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
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This island chain is a popular weekend and summer destination for travelers who want to paddle through sea caves, lounge on picturesque beaches, and search for century-old shipwrecks.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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This shiny lounge coffin measures over seven-and-a-half feet long (235cm) and a couple of feet high (65cm).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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But the historic hotel is also one of the five official resorts of Cedar Point amusement park, and guests receive benefits like early park entry and exclusive ticket packages.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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An Iranian Football Federation official told The Athletic on Sunday that 11 staffers had been denied entry into the United States.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Beyond that there are long hallways with white tile floors and white walls that lead to rooms full of loud machines taking in, transforming and distributing large amounts of electricity throughout the building.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Harold messaged the landlord’s son, asking for security footage of the hallway to see if anything suspicious might turn up.—
Olivia Bensimon,
Curbed,
17 June 2026
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Sylvie wants Suzanna to know more about this, but Suzanna herself will not budge from that vestibule.—
Laura Miller,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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An elevator ascends from the entrance vestibule to the main level, where an open living room flows into a dining area with a separate seating nook and fireplace.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
18 May 2026
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiting%20room. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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