Words similar to waiting

Example sentences for: waiting

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

Naturally, the pigeons hang out in the piazzas all day, cooing and crapping and waiting to be fed.
We had fallen under the spell of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, whose shoulders curved with easy finesse, and whose heads sat high atop swanlike necks, just waiting for crowns.
While waiting for my wife in the reception room, I saw a dapper little old fellow approach the information desk and attempt in Russian to get directions from the uncomprehending woman in attendance there behind a sign in several languages, including Tagalog—but not Yiddish.
Striking green, yellow, and purple may appear, and sober brown and navy, too, giving the impression for a few minutes that modish black is over; but it never is--it's just waiting.
According to the Globe , after he sorrowfully bid adieu at the airport to his latest love, singer Alanis Morissette, he began chatting up a blonde waiting to get on the same plane.