Examples of wait out in a Sentence
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Many are waiting out the weather inside the Lincoln Borglum Museum and the visitor center.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Crowds that had waited out the storm in the temporary structures let a cheer rise up as the signs that play was about to restart became apparent.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
As the final pair traded birdies and bogeys — and waited out a rain delay — Scheffler gained momentum and then capitalized with an eight-and-a-half-foot putt to send the tournament to a playoff.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
DeBolt, who’d been keeping up with his adventures on Facebook, was especially concerned when Alberti faced flooding in Thailand that forced him to wait out dangerous water levels for days.
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Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Crowds that had waited out the storm in the temporary structures let a cheer rise up as the signs that play was about to restart became apparent.
—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
As the final pair traded birdies and bogeys — and waited out a rain delay — Scheffler gained momentum and then capitalized with an eight-and-a-half-foot putt to send the tournament to a playoff.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
DeBolt, who’d been keeping up with his adventures on Facebook, was especially concerned when Alberti faced flooding in Thailand that forced him to wait out dangerous water levels for days.
—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wait out
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“Wait out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20out. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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