Examples of wait out in a Sentence
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Perez had been inside his trailer, finishing dinner as hail fell, when the Gonzaleses urged him to come over and wait out the storm.
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Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Another social media post on the day of the opening showed a large crowd waiting out front, and customers showing off their purchases.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
New said his clients are relying on savings and trying to wait out this pause — or preparing to sell homes and either split up their families or travel to their home countries.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Both teams waited out the rain delay, which lasted one hour, 29 minutes.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Another social media post on the day of the opening showed a large crowd waiting out front, and customers showing off their purchases.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
New said his clients are relying on savings and trying to wait out this pause — or preparing to sell homes and either split up their families or travel to their home countries.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Both teams waited out the rain delay, which lasted one hour, 29 minutes.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Wait out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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