waiting room

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Recent Examples of waiting room The people in the waiting room clap for me and offer congratulations. R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025 Stories for the waiting room Cancer immunotherapy is when physicians use the body’s immune system to help attack cancer cells. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 Back in the Santa Monica clinic, as spaniels, doodles, and cats passed through, Eidelman and I talked in the waiting room, something possible only because the reception desks at Modern Animal are phoneless. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 One cleverly has David meeting his father (Hamish Linklater) in the waiting room of the hospital where he was born prematurely. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waiting room
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Noun
  • The long central island’s polished quartz surface lights up from within, giving the kitchen a touch of soft glamour, and an adjoining area can be utilized as a lounge or casual dining space.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Or, enjoy a cocktail away from the water at the Garden Bar, a small but inviting lounge off the lobby with oversized amber pendant lights, tropical wallpaper, and pretty tile floors.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The latest deals include a new adaptation in the Middle East and North Africa region, airing on MBC — spanning 23 territories and reaching over 150 million weekly viewers — and a landmark first entry into Asia, where Nippon TV will bring the show to Japan.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Also, don’t try to block the entry to the nest that’s in a wall or behind shutters because angry yellowjackets can chew through wallboard to escape and emerge indoors, says Crawley.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the halls of Sankofa Sankofa House opens up from Atkinson Avenue, and, once inside, a long hallway runs to the back of the building.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And yet, through the brown teeth and the raggedy clothing and the indifference of the opposite sex, Tupac found someone within the long gray hallways whose presence would prove life-changing.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At one end of the terrace, a sleek glass-and-brass elevator car emerges from two trap doors inside a discreet glass vestibule, popping up as if out of thin air.
    Katherine McGrath, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Past the wrought-iron front doors and a small vestibule, the foyer’s chocolate brown walls are warmly welcoming.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025

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