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Example sentences for: waits

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The story's body quotes a B-1 officer saying that "vindication might not be the right word," and waits until the ninth paragraph to reveal that "the Pentagon had not yet been able to assess the damage done by the bombers' strikes."
I told him that, in my humble opinion, the advent of voice mail and the disappearance of live operators meant longer waits on the telephone for help.
But the piece waits until the tenth paragraph to note that this was reported yesterday in the Washington Times . (This story is also inside today's Post .)
Each evening, Betty waits up for her son, aware of his vain attempts to create a secret life for himself with Hong Kong's prostitutes.
He finds his long, last home, And waits in snug concealment laid,