waiting list
noun
: a list or roster of those waiting (as for admission to an organization or institution)
Examples of waiting list in a Sentence
I'll put your name on the waiting list.
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Eventually, last summer, Jennifer made it to the top of the waiting list for a unit at the Mayfair Apartments, 1224 E. Linwood Blvd.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
Even when people voluntarily seek mental health care, the city doesn’t deliver on the promise — there are currently more than 1,400 people stuck on long waiting lists for such care.
—Dave Giffen, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
With more than 100,000 people on organ transplant waiting lists in the US alone, the demand for human organs far outpaces the supply.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
As for the waiting lists for social housing for people with disabilities, 37% or 148,000 households, included at least one person with a disability.
—Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
Even when people voluntarily seek mental health care, the city doesn’t deliver on the promise — there are currently more than 1,400 people stuck on long waiting lists for such care.
—Dave Giffen, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
With more than 100,000 people on organ transplant waiting lists in the US alone, the demand for human organs far outpaces the supply.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
As for the waiting lists for social housing for people with disabilities, 37% or 148,000 households, included at least one person with a disability.
—Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiting list
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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