Words similar to waited

Example sentences for: waited

How can you use “waited” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

(And it's worth noting that we had already waited for about an hour for our luggage with two little kids and impatient in-laws nipping at our heels.)
Over the ages, the Japanese built everything of wood — and then waited fatalistically for them to burn down, collapse, or be blown away in one catastrophe or another, after which they commenced another cycle of rebuilding.
They repaired and strengthened the city walls that had saved them so many times in the past, and waited fearfully for the inevitable onslaught.
He stayed for only a few days but returned in 1502, landing here when the ships of his fleet became unserviceable; he waited at St. Ann’s Bay for help to arrive from Cuba.
If it did, Sun could have simply launched Java and waited for the inevitable to occur.