How to Use await in a Sentence

await

verb
Definition of awaitnext
Synonyms for awaitnext
  • The same fate awaits us all.
  • A crowd of people awaited the train.
  • He was arrested and is now in prison awaiting trial.
  • Her long-awaited new novel is finally being published.
  • We're eagerly awaiting his arrival.
  • The very same sense of magic and splendor awaits at Spa Royal Mansour.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Summer interns generally are aware of what awkward rites of passage await them.
    — New York Times, 19 July 2022
  • Users upload their pieces to the site, complete with detailed measurements and clear images, and await a greenlight from Noihsaf.
    — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 15 July 2022
  • Ralph Pierre was sentenced to 3 years in prison on June 28; Fasasi and Thomas await sentencing.
    — Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Remember to consider the responsibilities that await you at home, too.
    — Gloria Horsley, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
  • In another section, dozens of people sat with aides and administrators of their retirement centers, awaiting word on their next move.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Allen’s disqualification, while ludicrous, has no bearing on the performances that await.
    — oregonlive, 18 July 2022
  • Here are seven buildings around Indiana where big architectural surprises await.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The officer, who did not want to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the facility was full, with about thirty dead zama zamas awaiting forensic investigation.
    — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
  • These are but two of the amazing stories that await you in the video at the top of the post.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The issue awaits a ruling from the state Supreme Court.
    — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The deal made its way through the House and then the Senate, and now awaits Biden's signature.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 3 June 2023
  • In return, an eight-percent slice of the pie awaits me.
    — Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The Houston Astros await in the next round, but first these teams will look to break the 2-2 series tie.
    — cleveland, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The same fate could await the Nissan Versa, which first went on sale in the summer of 2006.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Four of the co-defendants have pleaded guilty and the rest await trial.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
  • For the long time Philo fans an Easter egg awaits in the form of a pair of polka-dot pony pumps.
    — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • New journeys await at the end of Shadow and Bone season 2.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Claim your share of their followers, and await the next opening. VI.
    — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Beneath the bed was a live bomb, awaiting its next victim.
    — Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
  • Maybe that’s what awaits us inside the circumference of the moat.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • So, what awaits the 28-year-old Elliott in New England?
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • At the venue, her group settled down on the lawn and anxiously awaited for Kahan to grace the stage.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The Decision More than a year passed while Mr. Askew awaited the judge’s decision.
    — Joshua Sharpe, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But sales for the console have been on a decline lately as gamers awaited the next generation of Switch.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025

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