Examples of 'they waited' in a sentence

Meaning of "they waited"

Referring to a group of people who stayed in a particular location for a certain period of time, often implying their patience or anticipation

How to use "they waited" in a sentence

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they waited
There they waited until someone passed by.
Wherever she went they waited for her.
They waited until everyone was on leave to do this.
Not sure why they waited so long.
They waited for you all night.
Many died at sea as they waited to be rescued.
They waited with arrows in their bows.
The war dragged on and they waited.
They waited more than two years.
I handled a case where they waited a week.
They waited it out as best they could.
They will always be glad they waited.
They waited for my ass after baseball.
They comforted each other as they waited.
They waited too long to take action.

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They were doing what they could as they waited.
They waited for him for hours.
We put them back on and they waited.
They waited for help believing in that.
Breakfast was served to them while they waited.
They waited there the whole day.
I have no idea why they waited so long.
They waited in line for the bus.
All through the day they waited.
They waited until their boys were born.
Santi told me they waited up for us all night.
They waited for me more than an hour.
Why have they waited so long.
They waited until we got the bomb.
This is why they waited so long.
They waited for the station to be closed.
At the gate they waited impatiently.
They waited all day into night.
Nick asked as they waited for their food.
They waited for them on a floe edge.
Ichirou asked as they waited for their food.
They waited up all night for news.
I think this is where they waited.
If only they waited five more minutes.
Unable to cross the river they waited there.
We know they waited for over an hour.
I do not know why they waited.
They waited until we were done clearing the village.
Their hearts beat as his did while they waited.
They waited until ever yone was on leave.
And because of that they waited.
They waited at least a year before having me.
Sometimes people lived with us while they waited.
And they waited for the bombs.
They were obedient and they waited.

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