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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Despite costing thousands of dollars, the bags have often garnered huge waiting lists with demand from collectors and fashionistas alike.
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 6 June 2025
With a reported $200,000 initiation fee, annual dues exceeding $10,000, and a waiting list for membership, Oakmont is anything but public.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Leaders of the transitional living center recently said that waiting list includes around 500 households.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
Two days later, his heart was implanted into Meikle, who was dying of a congenital heart defect and was on the transplant waiting list.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 6 June 2025
With a reported $200,000 initiation fee, annual dues exceeding $10,000, and a waiting list for membership, Oakmont is anything but public.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Leaders of the transitional living center recently said that waiting list includes around 500 households.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
Two days later, his heart was implanted into Meikle, who was dying of a congenital heart defect and was on the transplant waiting list.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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