| 单词 | wait on |
| 例句 | She laugh, dance a little happy jig waiting on me to get her out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Except that this time the customer she’s waiting on is sending back pizza after pizza and blaming her for it every time. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He always made a great show of waiting on the Tates; he kowtowed to my parents when they came in. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As I began to play, the boy disappeared, the color ran out of the room, and I saw only my white pieces and his black ones waiting on the other side. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She would not have to run errands for my father’s tyrant mother with the bound feet or thread needles for the old ladies, but neither would there be slaves and nieces to wait on her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ain’t you got no inkling what he waiting on you to get old enough for? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Likely they’re foreign and don’t know about buying their drinks at the bar. Want to be waited on, I expect.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Giant will be waiting on the lord commander’s pleasure,” Dolorous Edd reminded him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So I’m surprised when I get to school to find not only Edna—wearing sunglasses—waiting on the bench but also Hannah and Lena sitting there, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As he sat waiting on the edge of the bed he thought again of the cellars of the Ministry of Love. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Can you imagine? Your mother and Mary Miller are waiting on you, but Miles forgot to pick you up. He’s on his way now.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z When the program’s over, I wait on her awhile in the kitchen, but Miss Celia doesn’t even come in for her lesson. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I know what it’s like to have people waiting on you to say the right thing, even if you don’t know what the right thing is. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And yet here it was, waiting on me to do something I’d put off since the funeral. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Miguel was waiting on the steps of the Lonogan house, work gloves in his lap, a little sheepdog frantically bulldozing his knee. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We were waiting on the barbecue to see if you’d make it down. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She felt a great commotion in the air around her—a great excitement, muted, waiting on the Lord. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Yes, well, maybe I can wait on the next one.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It did not come, and after playing long enough for even Mrs. Cobb to shush him out, he waited on the back porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I wait on the sidewalk, staring up at him until the entire group has joined me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A reporter from the neighborhood newspaper was waiting on the sidewalk, interviewing people as they walked by. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Grandma had waited on Him since she was young, all those years, but He hadn't heard her prayers and rescued her from Little Rock. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Gay was annoyed that everyone—including my godparents, Adam and Lesley Weiner, and their three young daughters—was waiting on me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The tall girl, whose name was Dinitia Hewitt, watched me with her smile while we all waited on the asphalt playground for classes to start. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Well, after a lot of confusion and “um”-ing and telling my friends to go wait on a bench across the quad. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As the first days of the new year of 1945 turned into weeks, and we sat there waiting on Pavavu, I began to believe that we were close to the end. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “This last line, where it says to ‘wait on the bald head,’ clearly refers to a rendezvous point You go there, you wait Sooner or later, they’ll pick you up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And what he had already meted out to Lovey, if he was not waiting on a reunion of the three runaways. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mother would wait on her, making sweet-and-sour soup and all the things she liked to eat. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z His children hugged him, whispered sweet nothings in his ear, and waited on his every whim and fancy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Through a mouthful of apple goodness, he said, “Hey, fellas. Been waiting on you.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Emma would be “very happy to wait on Mrs. Bates, &c.,” and they did at last move out of the shop, with no farther delay from Miss Bates than, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Boy21 waits on the sidewalk when I walk Erin up to her door and give her a kiss good-bye. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “As soon as ever Mr. Bingley comes, my dear,” said Mrs. Bennet, “you will wait on him of course.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z An hour later, I waited on the sand while the ferry passengers crossed the long boardwalk from the pier to dry ground. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Mark of a cad. Fancy sauces, women waiting on you. My fellows wait on themselves. Mark of a man,” he said to Theodora. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Restaurants that refused to serve Dorothy Vaughan had no problem waiting on Germans from the prisoner-of-war camp housed in a detention facility under the James River Bridge in Newport News. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Amit is waiting on the screened verandah with cups of steaming mint tea. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When Treelore was a little thing, I put on a old coat from some lady I’s waiting on and Treelore, he look at me funny, back away. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her grades are all the way down to Bs because of the time she has to spend waiting on her Senior Marthas. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “You got me waiting on you in my new coat,” he said, complaining some more. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z At Party City the short, bearded guy who waits on us looks barely older than Darren. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Their cover was blown when an African-American woman who was waiting on them in a local tavern recognized one of the men as a British officer from Boston. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z At lunchtime I waited on line at the cafeteria. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Like three punk little kids waiting on Santa Claus with a plateful of cookies. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Invisible wind spirits —aurae—waited on the campers and seemed to know exactly what everyone wanted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z That’s what his wife told me as we waited on her couch for the police to bring him home. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Look, you know me. You’ve waited on me. I need some money.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The vast beach, the thousands waiting on it, and the sea empty of boats returned the Tommies to their predicament. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Frightful “waits on,” listening for her name, the signal for her to drop to my hand. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just wait on call. Sunday’s a dull day. Maybe Mr. or Mrs. Dalton’ll go out.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Ravens, bigger and smarter, waited on the outskirts of the field to see whether it was safe to join the feast. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z For more than a year they had waited on a Queen who was petulant, cruel, contradictory, miserable. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I am waiting on the couch when Joon comes home around dinnertime. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, but Henry and the boys are waiting on me,” she says. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Kira hurried inside the Council Edifice while the boy waited on the steps. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No doubt exhausted from being waited on hand and foot. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The porters waited on passengers in the nations segregated trains, daily enduring prejudice and humiliation from whites. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Then he picked up a small carton that lay waiting on the floor, set it on the bed, and lifted the limp body into it. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He was just like Candy Man waiting on one more game of chess. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was waiting on deck with the rest of the crew when he saw Captain Prince striding along the wharf. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t go to school, I’m a businessman—girl, I mean. I go to wait on my great-aunt, and a dear, cross old soul she is, too,” answered Jo. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But finally I have no idea what I would do if I bumped into her by accident, on the subway for instance, sitting across from me, or waiting on the platform reading the ads. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I went to his front door, rang the doorbell, and waited on the bench on the porch until his mother came out. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Sure, you can go. Were you waiting on us?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Monday afternoon at three o’clock, I’m waiting on Judd’s porch when he pulls up. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z When Lupita returned from the fields, she found Irela waiting on the front steps, her chin resting on her fists, her elbows on her knees. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Stonesnake had passed the rope around the smooth spike of rock he was waiting on, but as soon as Jon reached him he shook it loose and was off again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Nobody else gone wait on her. And she know it.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I wait on white ladies who walk right out the bedroom wearing nothing but they personality, but Miss Leefolt don’t do like that. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Rosa’s mother is waiting on the sidewalk when we return, and Rosa is ecstatic, bubbling about how much fun it is. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Morrie waited on those kisses like a puppy waits on milk, and he felt, deep down, that he had a mother again. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if they’re waiting on the other side of that door?” he asked. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She looks down to Viola, still waiting on the bottom step. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z MaWee waited on the conjurer to nod then lit ’em all up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z A few other people were waiting on the platform, all of them white and lean, in short, flimsy clothes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As we wait on my lawn—which is still brown, and will never be spray-painted green—Kelton turns to me and asks me a question. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He went down the stairs and found the merchant waiting on a foreign couple, while two other customers walked about the shop, drinking tea from crystal glasses. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z While my cousin and her friends shower in the open, I wait on a bench, pretending to study my class schedule. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was also undoubtedly afraid not only of me but of having someone drive up for gasoline and see her waiting on me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She waited on the shore watching the ship until it sailed out of sight. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Somewhere where they taught you to say please. Wait a minute, while I wait on that customer.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The mystery of it poked at Ophie, combining with her overall displeasure at waiting on Mrs. Caruthers to put her in a fine snit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But then Mango’s little furry face appears in my head, and it hits me like a punch in the stomach that he won’t be waiting on my bed for me when I get home today. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I scanned the people waiting on the corner for the light to change when I saw an older woman who had that knitter look to her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Ernie had run upstairs to get a shirt on, and then he had to go to the bathroom, and now Genie, Grandpop, and Crab were all outside waiting on him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He’s waiting on the top of the stairs, light of the house shining through the screen door. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We were so busy we none of us went home to dinner, not even Miss Love, who put aside her hats to help wait on customers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then, to my immense relief, I saw an elderly couple waiting on the comer for a bus. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get out of the shower, a stack of clothes waits on my bed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Clarence flew ahead of us, stopping to wait on tree branches, looking down at us and laughing and laughing. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z At the station he sees his father waiting on the darkened platform, wearing sneakers and corduroys, anxiousness in his face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t it enough that I have to wait on you?” she cried as he cowered next to the window. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With the coin still waiting on my finger, I looked down into that empty well and thought about that kid I’d just seen, and how many new kids I’d met and then left behind. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z By the time I got back, half a dozen officers were waiting on my center gate—impatient, in a couple of cases, to the point of anger. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ginger and I waited on the balcony and watched the three of them approach. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z As if they hadn’t all been waiting on him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “His host lies not three days’ ride from here, snowbound and starving, and I for one am tired of waiting on his pleasure. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lyra was waiting on the terrace, with Pantalaimon perched on her shoulder as a sparrow. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When we reached JT’s house, Mrs. Dalton was waiting on the front porch with a tray of lemonade. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Lefty and Zizmo wore gloves and mufflers as they waited on the shore of Belle Isle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When I waited on Miss Caulier, her carport attach to the house so I didn’t have to go outside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z No one waited on tables at Arnie’s, and no one waited for their meals. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Singer stood before the window and watched the cousin of his friend wait on a group of customers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "Looking better than a second ago. We're waiting on the ambulance. This fella right here knew just what to do, though." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We wait on the comer with our rags. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait on the pavement outside for a few moments to make sure he isn’t following me, then I walk, quickly at first, then slower, and slower, along Blenheim Road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She hovered, “waiting on” for the girl to kick through the fields and scare up the game as Sam would have done. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Send word to the Captains that they shall wait on me here, as soon as may be after the third hour has rung. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But Charles Parker waited on a customer inside. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The woman spent her days demanding to be waited on and weeping over Masvita. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The police superintendent—a member of our congregation—is waiting on the platform in street clothes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Groups of fleeing people, carrying their belongings in knotted blankets, waited on the roadsides and begged for rides. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “I was a boy of twelve then. I sang in saloons for the drunks and they threw pennies at me. Then I started working around saloons and restaurants...waiting on people....” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Want to wait on the Polokov retirement until the Soviet cop gets here to help you?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z His stem eye, as fierce as a goshawk’s, waited on his charge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had let Esther die, and Royal had died, and Deborah had died barren—but he had held on to the promise; he had walked before God in true repentance and waited on the promise. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Bod waited on the grey wooden bench, but there was no sign of Silas. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z When she flies, she is still a crossbow in the sky, and she still “waits on” above my head until I kick up a pheasant or a rabbit. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited on folks, her aunt said, furiously, as though he hoped the food they bought would poison them. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Already, a pile of the light, round, puffy bread waits on the table. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I know, but now that were here—” “Just wait on the shore. If anything happens to me ... Well, maybe Hades will get his wish, and you’ll be the child of the prophecy after all.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I waited on customers, and walked around him or leaned over him and, as I suspected, he didn’t respond. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z After everyone was finished, Maribel hurried into the kitchen, where her buñuelos waited on an oval platter covered by a dish towel. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Let me feel your hand! Aunt Rachel, for heaven’s sakes, get Mercy to bed quick! Here she’s trying to wait on us!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z This was all she had left—his outstretched hand, and the promise of hope, of something better waiting on the other side of that line. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With so many still waiting on her pleasure, she did not stop to eat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Homer watched her as she dressed, like a valet who had waited on her since the cradle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Dime Savings Bank on 105th and Third always had a special window where Italian men wouldn’t have to wait on line like everybody else. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Like a juggler’s assistant I produced the props, then silent and attentive I waited on my cue. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The duffel bag he has brought waits on the hall table. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Some of them stood outside liquor stores waiting on a few dollars for a bottle. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z While we waited on a bench outside the motel office, I bought a copy of the Nashville Tennessean out of a metal box, just to see what was happening in the world. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As my parents waited on the other side of the door, we sat wordless, week after week. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Part of me was on the way to the village, the other impatiently waited on the hill. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Malcolm waited on the path for the people to come closer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z If Kevin decided he no longer wanted to wait on line on Fridays for food he didn’t even eat, would two bags be enough? The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Then wait on the bald head until it’s light. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Plastic stars wait on the cold ceiling, watching the light switch, nervous, ready for the dark and their cue to glow. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The salesman who had waited on him before met him just inside the door. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m thinking about waiting on the porch, despite the chill, but I don’t want to seem too eager. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother’s always waiting on the front stoop when we pull into the driveway, and the first question she asks is: “Did you see the green flash?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And this was the story of all those who failed to wait on the counsel of the Lord; who made themselves wise in their own conceit and ran before they had the tidings ready. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z "What you talkin' 'bout? I'm waiting on you to call it out," I explained. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z We waited on board our ship for the first light of morning to show us the island. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We only had to wait on the Lord. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All I was waiting on was getting the word to go. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z If she even got one sniffle, her mother put her to bed and waited on her hand on foot. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She never seemed to hesitate, as if she always had the right words waiting on the tip of her tongue. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We waited on the front porch until Dad pulled into the driveway. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Lancelot,” she said one morning, “there is a man waiting on the other side of the moat, with a horse and armour.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At five my mother and I reached the superintendent’s office on First Avenue and found a throng of black men, women and children waiting on line. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Crossing a river at night on a crude raft, wearing armor, with an enemy waiting on the other side—-if that was gallantry, he would take cowardice every time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “One hundred and thirty on the risk they bring it, plus this here as an early payment, the risk in exchange for getting this March instead of us waiting on all of it ’til June? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Let her think it over a bit. And pray. If there’s something she’s put between you, the Lord’ll work it out. You just wait on Him. In the meantime, you flee temptation, you hear?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But mostly they stood, waiting on looks that never came. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now the crew waited on the building inspector. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It might be wiser to wait on Jaime until she had a better notion of what was happening beyond the walls of the Great Sept of Baelor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hand in hand they made their way down the crowded aisle toward the exit, peering out the windows at the people waiting on the platform. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She had taken care of him and waited on him as she now did her mother, and she had woven him too into her invisible net of guilt and unrepayable debts of gratitude. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They waited on the steps for hours, until the sun began to set. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Tell her we can wait on her in her compartment if she does not wish to put herself to the trouble of coming here,” called M. Bouc. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z As you know, I used to wait on a friend of yours. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There I wait on hold for four minutes before someone picks up. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His bowl of mush was waiting on the table. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It waits on the table tucked against the chimney. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Tobias hesitates, his mouth open like there are words waiting on his tongue. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Levi is already there, waiting on the front porch. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Frightful flew over the culvert and waited on. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She had noticed him earlier, in his three-piece wool suit, staring at her as they waited on the tarmac. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “While we were waiting on help to show up,” I say, my words wobbling. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Are you mad you had to keep us safe? I’m so sorry if it was hard for you. Perhaps we should have waited on you, and never made you use your nasty gift.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She would simply wait on the bridge, calm and obstinate, until events, real events, not her own fantasies, rose to her challenge, and dispelled her insignificance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I feared the crows and jays who wait on my mother would have long ago pitched you from their nest, but you are safely fledged, I see,” he said teasingly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I first saw him at about 2:45, on my way down from the top, while I waited on the Hillary Step with Andy Harris for the crowd to clear out. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mom waits on the same couch on the opposite week. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Your dad must be waiting on you. You need to head home soon?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Day and night I wait on you—‘Bring me tea, bring me sugar, rub my feet!’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was a famous man in earlier. You could have waited on him if you weren’t watching your blooming owls.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Just, my boss wasn’t at work today and I waited on four customers and made three sales. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z There were thousands of people waiting on the pier. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Instead, unbelievably, while Booth and his gang lay in wait on the road on the outskirts of the city, Lincoln was giving a speech at Booth’s own hotel, the National! Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Our godmothers waited on us hand and foot, and we began to enjoy and even revel in the attention. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Cheddar waits on the ledge of the front window for me to come home from the salon in the afternoon. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Everyone else is finished with their lunch, and they’re waiting on me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In the small group of people waiting on the dock at Fort Mason, there’s only one woman who could be Teresina Capone. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited on the front steps until bedtime, but he didn’t come home. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With that, she stands up and turns to the lady who’s still waiting on the cushy sofa for our head of school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I wait on the street, my bag across my shoulder, pillow under my arm. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Each morning, a gaggle of them would wait on the water for Brightbill to lead them into the sky. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She walks outside and waits on the porch until me and Lee Lee are ready. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He waited on one of the benches affording a view of the gazebo and the musicians. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It’s like she been waiting on me to ask her all this time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She waited on him just like she did me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She waited on the hill, exhausted but unable to sleep, wondering if she could really do what Dr. Cable wanted. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We’re both a little afraid as we sit and wait on a bench in front of the machines. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I followed the sheriff out the front door and there was five mounted men waiting on me. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Waren’t gonna be no way to get no food nor provisions for this trip with Ma and Pa waiting on me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Nel waited on the porch of 7 Carpenter’s Road while Sula ran into the house to go to the toilet. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z While Papa went inside the house with an envelope, I waited on the porch, asking them questions they were too shy to answer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Daddy waits on the wooden bench at the front of the store. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The people who had them never left, or when they did they would pass the job on to another family member who was already waiting on line. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z There was a mountain of clothes on the ground next to him waiting on their turn. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z By the time he’d bumped up the hill I’d be waiting on the lawn, and before he could get out I’d be in the jeep, arguing with him about my seatbelt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Shouldn’t you be out there waiting on the carriage? It’s leaving at half past.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Daisy went upstairs to wash her face--too late I thought with humiliation of my towels--while Gatsby and I waited on the lawn. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He waited on the stoop until twilight, pretending to watch the sun melt into the dirty gray Harlem sky. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z After darkness had fallen, and when the stores and equipment had all been safely unloaded and stood in waiting on the quay, Farder Coram and Lyra walked along the waterfront and looked for Einarsson’s Bar. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I was kind of scared so I took MacDuff, and there she was, waiting on the lion bench like a princess. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Harry had his wand raised, waiting on tenterhooks to repel a jinx that seemed unlikely ever to come. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “You just wait on us. You come back when we send for you.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know.They might have a skeleton crew, but I think there’s at least one guy in there waiting on us.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I put on my white uniform and put my little gold cross back around my neck and I went to wait on Miss Leefolt cause she just have her baby girl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Neither sure what waits on the other side of the door. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z ‘We will speak of your punishment later. For now, you will wait on Olympus.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The suspects weren’t there, so Dudley and his partner decided to wait on the porch. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I decided to go outside, stand on the curb, and wait on the Helms man and see what Nathan had to say. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z When I get home, Ollie is waiting on the doorstep of my building. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Not as a free person but as an Avox or something, waiting on the future tributes of District 12. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Sweat a little, barf a little, lie in bed watching videos for a few days while the ’rents wait on you hand and foot — not a bad deal, overall. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess they hadn’t wanted to wait on line to use the toilets, either. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z "Came in first in the eight hundred meter," I lied, still waiting on someone, anyone to say something about it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “I’ll just wait—” I'm about to say that I'll just wait on her steps when I realize I never tried the doorknob. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Two boys waited on the field for us. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And a detour sits on my tongue like an airplane waiting on the runway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But people kept shooting dirty looks at her as she waited on the street. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I would be waiting on the beach, for what was the fun of a voyage if no one were there to greet him? Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z On a warm Saturday we could hardly wait on customers for taking folks to ride. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get used to being waited on. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Oh, Lucy, Lucy, I cannot be angry with you, nor can I be angry with my friend whose happiness is yours; but I must only wait on hopeless and work. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He had been waiting on me downstairs for a minute. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “They wait on me hand and, uh, foot here. They clean up after me and give me massages. You gonna do that when I get home?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I cooked and scrubbed and waited on them in a fury. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m waiting on DJ Hype to tell me I can battle in the Ring tonight.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Then every night she waited on the front porch for him to come home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “To be active: as active as I can. And first I must beg you to set Hannah at liberty, and get somebody else to wait on you.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was one of those moments when you’re waiting on someone to say something important or funny or just do anything to break you away from the sad thoughts that overwhelm your mind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z When they arrived in the kitchen they found a pile of presents waiting on the table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Elinor heaved a deep sigh of relief and bit into the croissant that had been waiting on her plate all this time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Instead of going into the station house he waits on a bench outside. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When August and I reached the honey house, we had to huddle in the door and wait on her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At the diner we sat in a booth while Milton waited on us, pretending we were customers. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Right now, however,” Dr. Spires continued, throwing me a lifeline, “we need to do some tests and wait on the results before knowing Fig’s exact situation.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Her father's guards waited on the water stair with her brother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Alex’s childhood was perfumed with simmering peppers and onions and stew meat in a cast iron pot for caldillo, fresh masa waiting on the butcher block. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I expected Papa to ask them to wait on the patio until we finished lunch, but he told Sisi to have Adamu let them in and to open the front door. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Merry stood beside the king’s stool and waited on him, till presently the old man, coming out of deep thought, turned to him and smiled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I walked to the cigarette counter, where the same girl I had talked with every day waited on me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “While I have been waiting on your assignment, that’s not what I want to talk to you about,” Ms. McCrea said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Store clerks in downtown Durham waited on all white customers before helping any blacks—and then served light-skinned blacks first. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I did what I had become best at doing: I tended to my work, even while my dying professor waited on his front lawn. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers waited on the threshold of her hem. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Then later she waited on the front porch by herself for Mister Singer to come home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We’re still waiting on my discharge paperwork, and the episode is nearly over. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Kind of nice being waited on,” Mom joked. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The man helps her carry down the stroller, and Ashima waits on the platform. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Everybody waited on the front porch, very quiet and scared. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I just didn’t want to be propped in the window, watching for the mailman the way Big Ma used to wait on letters from Uncle Darnell. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Because there was only his fox, waiting on the spine of the hill, and the distance between them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Johnny was waiting on the corner with his friends. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As we sat waiting on the courtroom benches, she hummed tunelessly and sketched the other spectators. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes continues waiting on her customer, an elderly woman sizing up a mocha petit four. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please go wait on those steps. Rhonda will be with you soon.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “You heard when we’re going to attack the rebels, instead of waiting on deck, admiring their fine parades?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z "Found them all waiting on a tray outside ready to be brought in." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “I’ve got to go. Where are your keys? Hilly’s waiting on me.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When we got to the courtyard, we ran into my mom, who sat waiting on a bench. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Time don’t never go so slow as when you’re waiting on someone to bring you news. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Dicey saw them out, and when they had gone she sat waiting on the hall staircase for her family to return to her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if Russell Quitman would ever walk again or if Ada Taylor had sentenced herself to a life of sitting around and waiting on him hand and foot. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The procession waited on the grassy shore as Dany stripped and let her soiled clothing fall to the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I turn down food but accept a glass of water that I take tiny sips of as we wait on a couch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She saw their parents waiting on the other side of the street, trying to look casual. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z They had been waiting on the steps for perhaps an hour, and were beginning to grumble about how hungry they were, when the front door opened, and Rhonda Kazembe appeared. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And when I looked around, I saw that a flurry of magnificent mariposas swarmed around us as we stood waiting on the summit of the hill, awed by the surreal beauty that surrounded us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She waited on while Sam kicked through the weeds and grasses, still covered with snow. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But Chris was waiting on me, and really, it would take me so long to get back, what could I do for them now? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He waits on a wooden bench in a slowly building panic. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When Bailey climbs out, Poppet and Widget are both waiting on the path nearby, Poppet sitting on the edge with her legs dangling over the side. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She took Betsy into the house with her and I waited on the porch, marveling at the cleanliness, the quietness of the white world. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had the buckboard and Shirl, the biggest plow horse, waiting on the road. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I hated being waited on all the time. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She stomped down the other side of the hill, where a white SUV waited on the shoulder of the road. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I walk over to the G train so I can hop on the L back into my part of Brooklyn, and I scroll through Instagram on my phone while I wait on the platform. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One day it be the white manager a the Jitney Jungle grocery, next day it be her husband, and ever day it’s gone be the white lady she waiting on. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The first to arrive must wait on the other, and Renly would do no waiting. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His partner was waiting on the sidewalk, opposite their patrol car, double-parked with its radio going. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z An elderly and civil woman waited on me while another woman talked to him some distance away. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had his daily meetings, but instead of asking me to leave, he had me wait on the other side of the white curtain, where we were now conducting most of our practice sessions. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And a pair of fuzzy duck slippers sat waiting on the floor. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I waited on my knees in the alley. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Frodo was waiting on the step, smiling, but looking rather tired and worried. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mother said she agreed, too, but then she proceeded to wait on the sick child hand and foot. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z At Troy he rescued a maiden who was in the same plight as Andromeda, waiting on the shore to be devoured by a sea monster which could be appeased in no other way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Tuttle’s next appointment, a toy exporter from China, was waiting on him outside his office. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z There was no answer, so she sat down to wait on the narrow ledge of brick in front of his door. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It was hard being told just to wait on those little islands without knowing what was going to happen or when. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A small hovercraft, different from the one that transported us here, waits on the runway. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Mam and the boys and I waited on the sidewalk while Da went inside. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When different druggists or clerks waited on us, they also gave us candy. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The only reason she waiting on Miss Walter so long is Miss Walter be deaf as a doe-nob. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Maddie waited and waited on the edge of the simmering crowd, looking for a gap. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z What about me waiting on T. Ray hand and foot, and we were just father and daughter? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I hate that Webb’s waiting on me, because I know he has to get to a coaches’ meeting, which is why Jason went home with Coach Rockford instead of him. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z A message from the porter announced that, at the Warden’s orders, a Reservation Guard had come round with a plane and was waiting on the roof of the hotel. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Why were we just waiting on God to make things better? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When we arrived, Mom bought us coffee lattes and a huge, gooey Cinnabon, which we shared with two plastic forks while we waited on a wooden bench. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She waited on her without complaint, but she managed subtly to extract from her the price of her invalidism. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were at leisure, waited on by the women. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I know it’s a pain for you to wait on me.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Or they took up positions in the glitzy new downtown hotels and restaurants, waiting on tables and cleaning floors. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I watched her waiting on the corner when the bus came. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z When Mama wasn’t waiting on me, she was taking care of Old Yeller. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Fewer people were waiting on the food line, but fewer people were distributing the food as well. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Their wages wouldn’t even get them out of debt to my grandmother, not to mention the staggering bill that waited on them at the white commissary downtown. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But Henry didn’t want to wait on the Lord. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We switch to the N train, which is waiting on the platform for passengers transferring. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z But she couldn’t just stand there while someone waited on the steps. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I walk to Ma’s place and wait on the front porch. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I am waiting on the twenty-fourth like a court date. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Cousins, nephews, sons and daughters-in-law waited on the rest of the store, but Lee never left the cigar counter. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the other Trace Middle kids had arrived yet, so Roy ran to Beatrice’s house and waited on the front sidewalk. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s good you here, boy. Now go on in, them animals is waiting on you.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She didn’t understand; if you prayed for the miracle you’d sell your most treasured possession for, you don’t care about anything else but waiting on that miracle. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z It didn’t take clerks long to recognize Ann and to decide that it was easier to just wait on the large black woman as soon as she was ready. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She picks up a cleaver and hacks at a bloody slab of meat waiting on the worktable. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She had my poem printed and waiting on every place setting. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He opened the door, and Matt was swept up by Celia, who obviously had been waiting on the other side. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The pack had split up and were waiting on both sides of the ravine for me to pass them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a quarter past one and Hilly and Elizabeth and I are sitting at Elizabeth’s dining room table waiting on Lou Anne to show up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The hefty ledger books waited on a huge wooden bookshelf that took up the far wall of the dim room. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z No longer do we lie helpless, waiting on the scaffold, we can destroy and kill, to save ourselves, to save ourselves and to be revenged. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can’t you see the wolves is laying in wait? Don’t you hear folk sharpening knives and waiting on you?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z We were holding tight, waiting on Coach to hit the horn again so Brit-Brat could catch Deja, and we could bring it home. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The tide was nearly out, the channel little more than a stream, but he waited on the far side, gesturing for me to come across. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Tally had planned to take the note literally and wait on the hilltop, but at the sight of her friend, she grabbed her board and dashed down to meet them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Would you like Sal to serve you and Lady Seymour while I wait on the gentlemen?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I explain to Alice that the project is a collection of true stories about maids and their experiences waiting on white families. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Every morning when Ellsberg walked into his little office in the Pentagon, there were tall stacks of documents waiting on his desk. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She did not trust the expressionless Indians who waited on her with such evident ill will and seemed to make fun of her behind her back. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll make the head now,” he told her, and showed her the large gourd waiting on the ground. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sefia prodded the calluses forming on her hands and waited on the quarterdeck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Mama stared out the open doorway with all her might, waiting on Leah to get home. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t wait on something like this. You take care of it now.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We waited on the stony banks of the Angara River for more than a week. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The farmer waited on rain like an imbecile, the shopkeeper arranged row after row of necessary but dull merchandise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z What they do ever day for the white women they waiting on. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At the newborn ward a nurse asked them to wait on one of the benches that lined the wall. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z For the plant the change is highly disadvantageous, but it facilitates harvest by humans—the grain waits on the stem to be collected. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Of course! Why else would I be in this fine place with two beautiful njuzu girls to wait on me?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He ain’t never spoke,” said Gabriel, “because you ain’t never wanted to hear. You just wanted Him to tell you your way was right. And that ain’t no way to wait on God.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He just hoped that when it opened there wasn’t an army of green-suited thugs waiting on the other side. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Status among people in the top tier, he said, “is the time spent being waited on, being taken care of in nail salons, and how many people who work for them.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The Mellower waited on him day and night. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Ophie swore she could hear her daddy’s voice, even though he was still back at the house, waiting on whatever had put such a fright in him. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z There they were, waiting on the prop table. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z As we had but one footman left, he taught me the niceties of waiting on guests and receding motionless when nothing more was needed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I gave you a couple of weeks for the rest of last month’s rent, and I’m still waiting on that,” she says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My mother’s always waiting on the front stoop when we pull into the driveway, and the first question she asks is: “Did you see the green flash?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Lots of places in the Stadium need repairs. They’re waiting on the boss finding an architect.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Getting to the Q train didn’t take too long; it was waiting on the Prospect Park station platform that seemed endless to Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We laugh, but we keep fussing over him, waiting on him as if we've never been to the States or read Simone de Beauvoir or planned lives of our own. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Walk in as a volunteer and say hi to everyone who waited on you as a patient. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The young white girl came forward to wait on me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and Byron went outside and waited on the porch. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a week, after payday, they would wait on the boat dock and wave down the fruit boats heading to the floating markets in the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Just because they live here doesn’t mean I’m going to wait on them hand and foot.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We waited on the bank for several hours but the planes did not return. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She could only hope he was still waiting on the limb outside. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z When I reached the wrought-iron gates, Ali was waiting on the other side. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Through the sliding door, he called out, “Bobby Gene, Caleb,” and then went to wait on the front porch. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My tester hadn’t arrived yet, so I rolled down the window in a panic and called out to my dad, who was waiting on the sidewalk. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I waited on the long line; it became afternoon; still I was not attended to. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s already had two drinks waiting on you.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z ‘Is it the custom in your land to wash the head before supper?’ said the man who waited on the hobbits. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When I came in, he said at once, as though the question had been waiting on his lips:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Alex waits on the South Lawn, within view of the linden trees of the Kennedy Garden, where they first kissed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I’m still waiting on Daddy to buy me pants and a belt, and shoes that ain’t worn through the soles, so I can look like the boys here in the North. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Milkman waited on the sidewalk, staring at the curtained window of the beauty shop. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When I left the building and waited on a bustling street corner in Union Square for my dad to pick me up, I felt like I had found my true calling. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Chink up your cracks, shiver in your wet beds and wait on the mercy of the Lord. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z A well-dressed couple sat before it, waiting on a plush red divan. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “You should both wait on that gorgon blood. If my sources are right, you’re going to need it on your quest.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I liked how she stayed with me in a booth instead of having to go wait on other people. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Her afternoon naps grew shorter, which meant that Ophie was forced to wait on the old woman. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “You got somebody waiting on you downstairs,” he says. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama had a stack of waffles waiting on the table when Stick and I slid into our places. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Ferula’s affection for her sister-in-law became a passion, a dedication to waiting on her and caring for her and an unlimited tolerance for her distractions and eccentricities. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve never had dreams of travel,” said the boy, turning to wait on a customer who had entered the shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Jody, a medium-sized, neat, silent, mulatto girl, had a hot supper waiting on the table. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Months later, when Momma was waiting on Joyce’s aunt, she said, “Yes ma’am, Mrs. Goodman, life’s just one thing right after the other.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were other days when a cargo waited on shore—and the rain poured down. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the twisted animal-machines come closer, so close, waiting on the stone blocks below. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There she waited on, watching Sam run through the laurel and seedling hemlocks to their field. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Matt was waiting on the steps as he had promised. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had to wait on a baby all day, I would go mad. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z An unmarked helicopter was waiting on the embassy grounds to airlift us out, and there wasn’t a minute to spare. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z They waited on the broad back porch while Dicey called her grandmother from the stove. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Just buying the pens took most of another afternoon because it took so long to get waited on at Schmitt’s Variety Store. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Rudy worked regularly for an employment agency that sent him to wait on tables at exclusive parties. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited on the mesa until the sun was overhead. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want a wife to wait on me. For Mercy just to be what she is — I could never do enough to make up for it.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I took my exams on my hospital bed while Mother Lucy, who brought the papers herself, waited on a chair next to Mama. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sitting here by myself. I’m waiting on Emery,” I say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Now I have to wait on the steps in the cold until they arrive. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He was waiting on the porch for me with a pen and paper when I got home from school the day before the big interview. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I breathed easier, but when we pulled into the empty lot behind the police station, they were waiting on the back steps. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The buses to Conakry waited on the other side of a checkpoint that had been erected by Guinean soldiers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He also liked the owner, an intelligent, vivacious Thai woman named Sonja, and insisted that only she wait on him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When I get home, Nana is waiting on the couch, and the TV isn’t on. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The next day, there would be a Snickers bar waiting on her desk. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Rishi paced outside, feeling like someone waiting on life changing news from the doctor. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Tia and Plip Flapper, the Stormville witch, waited on the other side of the finish line, crouched down, screaming support for each of their toads. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z We wait on the roof of the Justice Building with a clear view of our target. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z As we wait on the curb for a taxi, I realize I’m hungry. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Most of the time there was only watchful waiting on both sides. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Three feet from my face she calls my name again, swoops up, and “waits on” just above me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I would myself much prefer to wait on just one diner, even if he were a total stranger. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” he sighed, “I’m waiting on the Lord.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Sam had begged to be allowed to wait on his master, but had been told that for this time he was a guest of honour. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She kept the store in the same way except of evenings she sat on the porch and listened and sent Hezekiah in to wait on late custom. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There she was, waiting on the back step with two neat sacks beside her, one for herself and one for him, only his exactly twice as big. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “If I have to share my bed will she share my work? Or will she expect us all to wait on her hand and foot like her black slaves?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Well, him and his “team” waiting on the other side. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z They both remembered meeting as soon as they could after school, at the top of the subway stairs, and the excitement they felt, one waiting on the sidewalk, one sprinting up the steps. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Finally, the whole team was dressed, had listened to Coach Spinks’s pre-game harangue, and now waited on that trough of suspended time when each second seems weighed down by the glistening bullion of tension. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It has to be worth more than everything else, because heaven’s waiting on the other side. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z That night, when Septa Unella came to wrench her out of sleep, she found the queen waiting on her knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cilia had evidently been left to wait on him whenever he felt like eating. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After another minute, though, it was still just her and me, so I said, “Well, let’s wait on the fire escape at least. It’s covered, so we can get out of the rain.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Sam, not used to being waited on, looked with some surprise at the tall man who bowed, holding a basin of water before him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Miss Skeeter still waiting on me in the kitchen when I come back in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He waited on the porch until I was ready to go to Phoebe’s, and then he walked me to her house. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Whilst me and Ma were walking home I was ’bout to bust waiting on her to tell me how I did. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We waited on a long line to light two candles, and though we both were crying—everyone was crying—we kept holding each other’s hands, and we said the same prayer. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Russell’s part was to wait on the trolley trestle that spanned the river, and when Piper passed underneath, bomb away from a bucketful of rocks. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Steal things, or go back in the store and slap the face of a white salesgirl who wouldn’t wait on her, or cuss out somebody who had snubbed her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She also took a couple of pictures of the girls waiting on the curb for me to sign autographs. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the books that Capricorn’s men had only swept off the shelves were already back in their old places, others were waiting on Mo’s workbench to be rebound, but the library shelves were empty. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My mother is waiting on the front steps of the school, and she tells me Dr. Randolph has agreed to see me right away. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When they reached the door—a tall oval mouth, set in a wall fashioned in the likeness of a human face—the smallest dwarf Dany had ever seen was waiting on the threshold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I probably sat on the front steps of that building for an hour waiting on Rose. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The sheriff’s deputies were waiting on the dock at the end of the day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Fortunately, they needed another man to wait on table and sing in-between. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “He thinks I’m waiting on him. ‘Make yourself at home,’ he told me.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stuart’s been sitting on the porch for almost two hours now. He’s waiting on you.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “My colleagues treated me like a princess, they waited on us hand and foot,” she gushed. Couple celebrates wedding at McDonald's after coronavirus derails plans 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z “This isn’t something we wait on,” says Stanoch, about how bringing in law enforcement. How to Spot a Sex Trafficking Victim at a Hotel 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Three decades ago, Wright knew better than to wait on miracles. ‘For Life’: How 50 Cent Helped One Man’s Tale of Injustice See Daylight 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z In the third movement Mr. Gomes waits on the floor at the back of the stage, then slowly rises. Dance Review: Alexei Ratmansky’s ‘Symphony #9’ Has City Center Premiere 2012-10-20T02:30:07Z In reality, I am the kind of person who runs out of things and waits on long lines at the supermarket. A 3-ingredient, no measuring cake that tastes like autumn in Copenhagen 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z I was in the street, waiting on a corner for the light to change, in the middle of a knot of other pedestrians. Perspective | With embarrassing stories like these, he belongs on Mount Blushmore 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z We cannot afford to wait on white people to save us — even the well-intentioned — because of how whiteness as a social construct operates to oppress us in this country. White allies, stop asking me if I'm OK. Black people are not OK 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Growing up in suburban Detroit in the 1960s and 1970s, my brother and I would eagerly wait on the floor of our green-carpeted family room for our dad to return from a business trip. The agony of rewatching "Everybody Loves Raymond" reminds me of my family's damaging dysfunction 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z While waiting on yeast, whisk to mix all dry ingredients together and set aside. Savory, homemade bread — both regular and in gluten-free variations — has never been easier 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z I waited on the sidewalk, thinking someone might see me, and then I entered and climbed the stairs to the factory floor. A Tennessee Clothing Factory Keeps Up the Old Ways 2013-08-14T22:12:21Z During Manly’s tenure, orders were accepted 10 days in advance, and no more, limiting the amount of time jars waited on shelves to be shipped. The peanut butter that made William F. Buckley Jr. swoon 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z “People have been waiting on the side for a long time trying to get into the Swaia show,” he said. Native American Artists Display Works in Santa Fe 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Lice do not fly or jump, they are not a sign of dirtiness and they generally do not lie in wait on airplane headrests or inside lockers, hats or T-ball helmets, he said. Killing Lice Is a Growing Business 2010-04-09T20:00:00Z People wait on the quay, anxiously ask after it like looking for a lost child. Up all night in Norway: land of the midnight sun 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z She never quite relaxes, even as she's waited on by a white waiter in a fancy hotel with a restaurant that offers respite from the summer heat. Thanks to its stars, "Passing" is a masterpiece of subtle expression, rendered in black and white 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z “I’ve just been arrested in Chicago, and I’m waiting on their process,” Mr. Barber told The News & Observer. MacArthur Foundation Announces 25 New ‘Genius’ Fellowships 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Kudzma didn’t wait on the sidelines for Mini Max’s return either. Missing cat found after an extensive 6-year search by his owner and local community 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z It takes the same amount of labor to cut your hair, wait on a table, drive a bus, or teach math as it did fifty years ago. What gets declassified? 2012-05-31T21:09:00Z “I called them and waited on the phone, and they said I didn’t qualify.” A Quandary for New York Restaurants and Workers: What to Do About Omicron? 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z “I’m like the mama hen waiting on all the chicks to check in,” Heckman says. Eyes on the skies, minds on their phones: The fireworks lobby hopes for a quiet Fourth Expect a 10- to 20-minute wait on weekends after 10 p.m., longer for larger parties. The Last Word, an Imitation Speakeasy, Opens in Queens 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Rather than going around repeating “I'm tired,” when she was tired, Winfrey said she had chosen to say: “I’m waiting on my second wind. My second wind is coming.” My weekend with Oprah Winfrey and trying to find the life I want Mr. Finotto and Mr. Besset wait on the tables, masked in bandannas as if they were just back from robbing a train. A Good Choice for Diners Who Don’t Need Choices 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z I waited on the second floor, took her hand, and led her up to the room. At the Writing Academy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Raw vegetables — cabbage, lettuce, enoki and shiitake mushrooms, half a brussels sprout and a cherry tomato on a wooden spear — waited on a nearby plate. A Rare Treat on Delancey Street: A Chef Who Cooks for You 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Elbow- and excuse-me-room-only wait on the other side of the door, each and every wall lined with paintings floating over seasoned and up-and-coming artists alike. My baby's being born same time my man is murdered — the beginning and end 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z They arrived at the White House’s pedestrian entrances in leather boots and wool coats and found white scarves waiting on their chairs. Naomi Biden, president’s granddaughter, is married at the White House 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Local police were dispatched to find the newlyweds in full wedding regalia waiting on the curb, eating slices of pizza. They Could Be Anything They Want (Together) 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z I always say you shouldn’t wait on your weight, because for a long time, I fell into the habit of believing life would open up to me if only I’d lost a few dozen pounds. Being Skinny Won't Solve Your Problems 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z In key respects, the show simulated the limitations of the law: the investigators found themselves waiting on simulated subpoenas. Who Dreams of Hunting People? 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z "The world waits on edge and April smirks with a mouthful of cud," officials at the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville wrote on Facebook. Almost 100,000 tune-in to watch giraffe give birth at New York zoo 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z “Gracie was waiting on me, and I was waiting for Gracie,” Harris says. At Hero Dogs, pups learn to serve those who served 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z We may be waiting on resolution for the first two, but when it comes to the rest, at least an answer of sorts has emerged. The Thinking Woman’s Runway 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z You may also be able to beat other travelers who are waiting on hold by rebooking your flight yourself online. Practical Traveler: You Can?t Weatherproof a Flight 2010-03-03T16:17:00Z We know the days of this family having dozens of servants waiting on them are coming to an end. ‘Downton Abbey,’ the Good, the Bad and the Forgotten 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Sorry those of you who waited on the lines but couldn't get tickets. Glastonbury sells all 137,500 tickets for June 2011 festival in just four hours 2010-10-03T22:33:00Z Sridhar and his parents dressed up to wait on their front steps for a yellow “graduation bus.” What it felt like to lose time — and all the other things coronavirus took away When you go to Starbucks, you may expect to wait on a long line or have your name spelled incorrectly on your drink order. “Diabetes, here I come”: Starbucks drink-shaming is bullying, and it’s part of a larger problem 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Still waiting on your explanation of your methodology since it appears inconsistent and unfair. The Grill Is Confident, Theatrical, Sharp and New Yorky 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z So as debate rages in Parliament in 1940, the brave, handsome Lloyd Williams waits on tenterhooks to see whether the prime minister will be forced to resign. Books of The Times: Ken Follett Offers Second Volume of Century Trilogy 2012-09-16T22:11:55Z Many of those waiting on the dock to board the cruise liner hoped China's tolerance would continue to grow. Nine Chinese gay, transgender couples to tie the knot on cruise ship 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Rault-Verpre reportedly waited on a corner with nowhere for cars to pull over. How to hitchhike effectively: contain your anger and know where to stand 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z More cars are waiting on the Vegas tarmac to whisk us straight to the hotel, only pausing to admire a huge billboard advertising tonight's show, a 30ft picture of the group. Swedish House Mafia: 'We don't travel on jets every day' 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z The threat of death gently lingers in these films but in the mean-spirited, give-no-fucks world of Final Destination, it’s waiting on a plane, in the kitchen, on the street, plan already in motion. Final Destination at 20: the bleakest teen horror film ever made 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z No more waiting on the phone and pleading with snooty receptionists. OpenTable Began a Revolution. Now It’s a Power Under Siege. 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Blindfolded, she walked me back to a candlelit pool, and had 200 of our closest family and friends muted, waiting on Zoom just out of my sight. Quarantined and Engaged: They Said ‘Yes!’ 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Done In: Just because you chose to be a homemaker, it doesn’t mean that you are relegated to cook, clean and wait on the family for the rest of your life. Ask Amy: Chief cook and bottle washer wants to hang up apron 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z But – and this is crucial – don’t wait on her either. My selfish mother-in-law treats our home like a hotel 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z This is one New Yorker who would certainly enjoy sampling some of these breakfast options...as long as it doesn't involve waiting on line. Los Angeles: City of Breakfast 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z “From the rafters to the ceiling, I’m waiting on that feeling.” Review: Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Evoke Dreams and Ghosts 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z “The other 10 were devoted to parading, attending to their uniforms and waiting on their officers.” Review: In ‘Hero of the Empire,’ a Young Churchill Earns His Spurs 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z After passengers were bused to a plane, they waited on a boarding ramp exposed to the heat or wind or sleet, at eye level with the pilot. Goodbye to Gate 35X, cursed portal to the rest of America 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z And for those less fortunate women still waiting on a ring, don’t forget that your clock is ticking. Princeton Mom: "Stop Acting Like Such an Entitled Princess" 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z He had already gone through two female singers for the track and was waiting on another vocalist when "she called out." SHOW BITS: What? .fun not young, Adele not cool? 2013-02-11T02:44:09Z I got to wait on Apple to tell me when it's done uploading into the system and when we can actually put it up. Iman Shumpert has an athlete’s mindset in acting: “I fell in love with that fight or flight feeling" 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Come to New York and wait on the street corners. John Mulaney: 'I didn't get the job at Barnes & Noble. I was really mad' 2013-07-19T16:23:56Z I waited on the sidewalk, barefoot, for six or seven hours. 'I cried all night': homeless women on their first night on the streets 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z I waited on the tube platform in London. 'I got so sunburnt, I was like a piece of chorizo': comedians on their holidays from hell 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z She phrases intuitively, waiting on a word and then drawing it out, and turns good lyrics to oatmeal, adding strange new colors to vowels, making whole syllables vanish. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Rick Ross, Marc Cohn, Frazey Ford 2010-07-18T21:21:00Z It wasn't long before I was inside Felix, waiting on a table. Felix Trattoria’s Sfincione (or, focaccia by any other name) 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z One of the poor schlubs waiting on the gangsters laughs along with them, but Capone stops laughing and confronts him. 'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: Paying the Price 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z That’s what I was waiting on, and then all of a sudden I was in year 13.” How Kenan Thompson survived “SNL” 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z In the old days, women would wait on the beach for fishermen to sail home. Seaside traditions in Portugal’s Nazare 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z “When you go out to eat you want to be waited on, and that hasn’t changed,” Mr. Hochman said. Diners Are Fed Up With Minimal Service. Will a Little Warmth Win Them Back? 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z And in Georgia, last Tuesday, a group of women from a Dalton-area church asked “to be waited on by a server in need.” Spreading Christmas cheer: Restaurant patrons keep surprising servers with incredibly large tips 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z In winter, it’s nearly deserted, with most retail operations closed and the 80-or-so full-time residents waiting on the Lady Express to deliver mail and supplies. With skiing, snowmobiling, Winterfest and more, enjoy winter chilling on Lake Chelan 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z It's not even about the actresses, it's the girl waiting on you at Starbucks. Amy Adams: punching above her weight 2011-01-23T00:05:05Z We are waiting on a judgment on that. ‘We’d been denied a personal life’: Northern Ireland’s long road to equal marriage 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z And I don’t want to wait on hold for another 37 minutes! Gene Weingarten: Gene vs. the wait of the world 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z We were never one of those families that wore Harry Potter outfits, memorized spells and waited on the sidewalk to buy the books at midnight. Studio Tour Casts Spells Like Harry Potter 2012-03-30T10:32:28Z His grades were average, but he waited on tables, worked in the library and operated a variety of businesses on campus, including selling supplies to fraternity houses and residence halls. Former U.S. Sen. Charles Percy dies 2011-09-17T12:43:00Z To London for a meeting with Michael Green, who was waited on hand and foot by a pushy, fresh-faced public schoolboy called David Cameron. Digested read: A Walk-On Part by Chris Mullin 2011-08-22T20:00:08Z If you spend any time observing that desire, you’ll see right away that it is much stronger than any wish to be waited on and then walk away when it’s time to do the dishes. What Americans Missed Most About Going to Restaurants. (It Wasn’t the Food.) 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Nothing abnormal for a bunch of 15-year-olds, but as we pulled into a stop, transit police were waiting on the platform, seemingly having been called to the scene. Perspective | The point we’re missing about ‘BBQ Becky’ and her sisters 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z You're not there to be waited on, but to see wildlife. Safari: Where the Wild Things Are 2010-12-09T14:05:00Z So after being softened up with “Downton Abbey,” we’re now regularly forced to wait on other countries to relinquish their shows. Plenty of new shows to check out this spring and summer 2014-04-25T18:58:31Z Fliers headed to Rome or Milan might be looking forward to a cappuccino waiting on the other side. In Transit: New Pick-Me-Ups at Kennedy Airport 2010-11-22T18:00:00Z I refuse to wait on the sidewalk for an institution to recognize my work. Deborah de Robertis: Shocking for a Purpose 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Enninful waited on the curb, while Ms. Campbell remained inside the car, still talking on her phone. The Three-Decade Wild Ride of Supermodel Naomi Campbell Isn’t Slowing Down 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z They even took a seaside vacation together to Croatia, where Vlado and “I” swam dangerously far from land, approaching the abyss of the title, while Karla waited on shore. Review: ‘Abyss’ Follows Characters Named ‘He,’ ‘She’ and ‘I’ in Love and War 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The theatrical work actually begins in a tent next to the trailer as patrons are told to sit and wait on pallets. Play in a truck trailer highlights immigrant peril 2013-04-18T05:06:08Z On a chilly British day last fall, Tom Cruise clung to the outside of an Airbus A400 military aircraft as it waited on the tarmac. The 'Impossible' risks taken by high-flying Tom Cruise 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Colorado fans of the iconic California chain In-N-Out Burger waited on epic lines Friday as the state’s first two outlets opened. Massive 14-hour line forms as Colorado gets first In-N-Out Burger joints 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Brace yourself if you’re here on a date or for business, because you’re going to have an uninvited guest at the table: Whoever waits on you. At City Perch, enjoy the bread and desserts — if you can get a moment’s peace 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Growing up with him, and then coming to New York and waiting on gangsters as a young man, I think that really influenced me. Dylan McDermott Wants to Be a Good Guy for a Change 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z When he picked me up, a bottle of water and a packet of Motrin waited on my seat. He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “No, no, no, stand over here,” said a clipboard-wielding woman as the guests waited on a landing. On the Runway: Thom Browne's Convent 2011-02-14T23:45:56Z With a pounding beat in the background, the dancers moved through intricate formations, some waiting on the outskirts as solos and duets took the spotlight. Performing Arts Make a Cautious Return in New York 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z When he's not at the bookies he lies about on the sofa all day, expects her to wait on him. TV review: How to Live With Women, Classroom Warriors 2011-02-28T22:01:00Z Brooks says a date hasn’t been set because organizers are waiting on the football team’s schedule to be finalized. Garth Brooks to play Notre Dame Stadium’s 1st music concert 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Cullen Jenkins, 44, who has owned the place with his mother for seven years, waited on us and held forth, unsolicited, as if he had been sent from the Chamber of Commerce. On the Virginia Capital Trail, bike through 400 years of history in 52 miles 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z I'm late, and she's waiting on a sofa in her private members' club – but her demeanour is so surprising that instead of rushing over, I pause for a second and watch. Victoria Wood: 'I feel at the BBC I'm not trusted, not valued, not needed' 2010-09-27T06:59:00Z Trump has a habit of claiming that he has really important information and that the press will simply have to wait on tenterhooks for the big unveiling, but he never bothers to cough it up. Donald Trump’s reality TV bamboozle: A political style shaped by “The Apprentice” 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Several store executives, including Lee and Freedman, were waiting on the sidewalk to greet the Perrys. Barneys Remakes Itself for the New New York 2012-12-13T15:14:47Z These include quick-service cafes and takeout, where customers order at a counter rather than being waited on at a table. Tipping etiquette and norms are in flux − here’s how you can avoid feeling flustered or ripped off 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z He’s now shopping those around, while waiting on a possible adaptation of his novel Consumed and a “very personal” movie script he’s been fine-tuning. David Cronenberg: 'Movies were made for sex' 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z They are somehow uncomfortable being waited on hand, foot, and mouth. T Magazine: The Biggest Boat 2010-12-01T14:00:00Z It has been three years now since that book and we’re still waiting on book six, The Winds of Winter. 'Game Of Thrones' Author George R.R. Martin Gives Upset Fans The Bird 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Both are nice to see at the end of the day, like a parking meter with time on it or your dog waiting on the other side of the door. Sally’s Middle Name review: A way with the seasons, if not the service 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Currently, Mr. Boutros is waiting on something else: a $4,329 Bull barbecue grill that he ordered from an online dealer in early April and won’t be arriving until July, at the earliest. Forget NFTs. What about the HTF (Hard to Find)? 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z At its least attractive, you may grimly flash on the last gasbag you were stuck next to while waiting on some interminable line. ‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ Review: Bigger Isn’t Better 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Will wait on the DVD at the library for this one, if at all. Our ‘Ghostbusters’ Review: Girls Rule. Women Are Funny. Get Over It. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z “So I’m waiting on line to enter Cuba, and I’m hearing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ ” Mr. O’Farrill said this week, speaking from the MacDowell Colony for artists in New Hampshire. ‘Cuba: The Conversation Continues’ and ‘Live in Cuba’ Expand a Musical Dialogue 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Over time, you learn that it’s O.K. to say, “We’re still waiting on that.” Styles Q + A: Katty Kay and Claire Shipman: Learning to Dispense With the Negative 2014-04-11T22:02:46Z As they waited on the downtown platform, Mr. Davis said, they watched in alarm as an altercation between a man and a woman on the uptown platform turned physical. Ballet Dancer Leaps Onto Subway Tracks and Lifts Man to Safety 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z If guests ask to be waited on by someone without a mask, and the waiter is willing, the restaurant will accommodate them. The New Face of Restaurant Hospitality Wears a Mask 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z I worked in upscale restaurants and waited on people who appreciated getting the best food and service. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: ‘Working with your hands’ is bad? Let’s see how they think on their feet. 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z She said she convinced her sister to wait on hospice, and went to a health food store that evening and bought a small fortune’s worth of essential oils. They turn to Facebook and YouTube to find a cure for cancer — and get sucked into a world of bogus medicine 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z He calls himself “another wayward son waiting on oblivion.” Review: Anais Mitchell Sings Her Own Work at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z She waited on athletes including Charles Barkley and Mark McGwire and made connections that brought her opportunities like singing the national anthem at baseball games — with no flourishes, she emphasized. Shopping for Chardonnay With the Queen of Wine-Soaked Cabaret 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z When patients are waiting on A&E trolleys, we all hear about it. Dangerous liaisons: why syphilis and gonorrhoea have returned to haunt Britain 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The danger is not from the typical screeches and loud rumbling noises that passengers waiting on a subway platform are accustomed to hearing. Agreement sets measures to keep Disney Hall free of subway noise 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z I just spent the next 4 hours waiting on my next flight by going to different gates and dancing!” Passenger misses flight, dances through 4-hour wait in Atlanta airport 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z I’ve spent enough time waiting on medical care that I’ve been able to make a lot of observations and could provide some real suggestions. Unreasonable Rate Review for Health Insurance 2011-12-13T23:03:22Z Quarcoo’s humble nature and desire to help is contagious at the country club, said Adrienne Maman, a donor who met him about 35 years ago when he waited on her family’s table. This man is a waiter at a Md. country club. He also helps support thousands of students in Ghana, his home country. 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z And let’s not forget waiting on the doctor and waiting on the doctor. Unreasonable Rate Review for Health Insurance 2011-12-13T23:03:22Z A month after his alone-time request, Ms. Pappas was stunned yet again by Mr. Teicher, this time on a quiet Sunday morning as they waited on a breakfast line in a diner at Dartmouth. Side by Side and No Finish Line in Sight for Alexi Pappas 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z There was barely room to air kiss while waiting on line for a paper cup filled with pasta or a bagged sandwich. ArtsBeat: For Some Visitors to Art Basel Miami Beach, a Reminder of Sandy's Ravages 2012-12-05T21:50:17Z I waited on plenty of celebrities over the coming summers. Dylan McDermott: The First Time I Waited On a Celebrity’s Table 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z After the accident, the network said it would wait on the series as long as Mr. Morgan needed, but the show never went into production. Tracy Morgan Is a Survivor. And ‘a Better Man Now.’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z “I used to work right there in that area. I probably waited on some of them kids’ parents” at a restaurant near the Covenant School, says Cosby, who now lives in Johnson City. Tenn. drag queens feared it was their final hour — and gave it their all 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z “Ode to My Suit”: “Every morning, suit, you are waiting on a chair to be filled by my vanity, my love, my hope, my body.” In Chile, Where Pablo Neruda Lived and Loved 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z This summer, some food truck vendors couldn’t wait on the new lottery. Food trucks on the Mall? Stationary vendors worry about the impending competition He flits from one job to another without finding steady work, waiting on the results of his asylum application while living off his wife’s salary and their savings. Hustling in Flushing: A Chinese Immigrant Couple Struggles to Decode Life in Queens 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z “Heartbroken? I’m chilling. I’m good, man. I was still boom, boom, boom — moving, moving, moving. I’m not waiting on this movie to come out.” With ‘In the Heights,’ Anthony Ramos Finds Stardom on His Own Terms 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Our protagonist is also waiting on a loose tooth to pop out. Picture Books for the Wild at Heart 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Now, as an adult, I mostly travel on business, meaning that I’m treated like a 10-year-old child: I fly, someone meets the plane, I’m taken to a hotel, people wait on me. Q&A: Where Garrison Keillor Gets ?Carried Away? 2012-05-19T00:30:02Z His auburn curls were wet and long; an assistant reminded him a stylist was waiting on the fourth floor to give him a haircut. Sean Parker Brings Facebook-Style Skills to New York Social Scene 2011-12-17T12:39:01Z “It was more or less like being in death row in a penitentiary waiting on your turn,” one veteran says in a voice-over. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Cold Blue’ and D-Day Stories 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z The moral of this story being that even if you do make it out of rock'n'roll in one piece, what's waiting on the other side could be equally grim. Mike Starr and the deadliest musical genre 2011-03-10T08:15:27Z Surrounded by God-awful family and friends who act as if Cathy’s only duty is to wait on them, she never ceases to rise above their petulant behavior and put on a smile. What’s on TV Saturday: The Eurovision Song Contest and ‘Mum’ 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Several Middle Eastern men holding Selfridges shopping bags waited on the curb while an officer inspected the trunk. Can an American tourist in London keep calm and carry on after recent terrorist attacks? 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Nicole is wonderfully candid, revealing that this is her third time doing "Top Chef" and for her, "It's all about the money" because she's gotten approved for adoption, but is waiting on a final payment. "Top Chef: World All Stars" meets "Downton Abbey" for an elevated picnic Mrs. Patmore would hate 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z I hope to one day to work with her and I don’t have to wait on someone else to give us permission. In “Set It Up,” Taye Diggs loves playing a terrible boss and wants to film more rom-coms now 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Just waiting on opposite train platforms after saying goodbye. Blind date: ‘We could have been a bit sillier’ 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Faye is also waiting on a childhood friend and maybe a new romance. Dale Dickey takes center stage at Sundance in ‘A Love Song’ 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z There was also the time I was waiting on a street corner to meet a date from Tinder. A Frank Talk About Fat 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Apparently, the server was waiting on a group of women and overheard one of them talking about being pregnant. Waiter gets in hot water for secretly serving virgin drinks to possibly pregnant woman 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The night's too cold and "when the street lights rise … that's when you might find me waiting on the day". Readers recommend: songs about heat – results 2013-04-11T14:07:21Z No matter how many photogs showed up Monday, we doubt Madonna's going to be waiting on that check. Madonna does jury duty, gets cut loose quickly as a 'distraction' 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z It was just before starting time, and Ms. Plimpton waited on a worn couch that faced a pool table and big empty living room, dressed in a turquoise blouse and silver necklace. Last Call at George Plimpton’s Party Pad 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Some food and commodity companies have decided they can’t wait on the government. Traces of Controversial Herbicide Are Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Just after noon on Tuesday, the line is modest compared with the block-long wait on most weekends. The Crumbs cupcake empire has been iced, but the cupcake rolls on. “I spoke to the manager. He is going to wait on us now. Here he comes with your coleslaw.” Our Last Father's Day Lunch at Gitlitz's 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Because of this, the whole world was waiting on the edge of its seat for a result while Nevada got some beauty sleep. In case you missed them: the Guardian's unsung heroes of 2020 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z I waited on line for 20 minutes yesterday for a $4 chicken sandwich. Is Chik-Fil-A's chicken sandwich really worth an 11-hour wait? 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z In the meantime, Rose is willing to wait on Sanford, in part because this composer can justify the material in every bar of a piece. David Sanford’s Music Has Flown Under the Radar. It Shouldn’t. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Before the start of “Knee Deep,” a contemporary circus show now playing at the New Victory Theater, several cartons of eggs wait on the stage. Dance Review: Casus Performs ‘Knee Deep’ at New Victory Theater 2014-03-26T21:08:36Z Last week, he brought his electric guitar to the center, but is waiting on a new amplifier before he can do that again. Teen volunteers with guitar at cancer center 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z For some animals, waiting on a mark is the hardest thing they can do as they want to explore or hide. 'Make sure they don't eat the set!' Movie animal trainers' tips 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z After waiting on the supermarket checkout line for an hour, we finally get to Assyria and to Byron’s drama. Review: Byronic Heroism Can’t Save ‘Sardanapal’ in Berlin 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Taking inspiration from William Butler Yeats, Silverstein’s new book is called “My Glory Was I Had Such Friends,” and it chronicles what happened when she was far from home and waiting on a new heart. WATCH: This writer needed a new heart. Here’s how her 9 friends sacrificed for her 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z They married in January 2021, using Alabama’s remote marriage provision, but are still waiting on their first married kiss. The Pandemic Rush on Prison Weddings 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z We probably don't think of a middle-aged working woman making her own photocopies, waiting on line to speak to the boss, or sitting cross-legged on the floor, arranging photos and puffing on cigarettes. New books explore Jackie's other life _ as editor 2010-12-16T21:32:09Z “With the military life, you already wait and wait and wait on a lot of things,” said Ms. Graveline, who hadn’t seen Mr. Mattia for nearly a year before he came home in December. The Weddings Boom Is Coming 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z At 11, she suffered a serious injury when a boy opened the door of a speeding train as she waited on the platform, hitting her on the head. Review | Sinéad O’Connor was a star, then a pariah. She says she wouldn’t change a thing. 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z A cherry tree, like a final icon, waits on the top floor, in unearthly light, growing out of shining grass. Before I Sleep; Eurydice; Macbeth 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z Show up expecting to be waited on hand and foot, and you will not last long. Puking myself clean 2012-09-26T16:55:00Z The shop’s dedication to freshness generates obvious side effects: Unless you order ahead, you have to wait on your food in the small, blood-orange dining area, surrounded by a cut-and-paste Mexican mural and overhead televisions. 3 Salsas shows off its eccentricities with Mexican homestyle cooking 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z As the story unfolds, however, it becomes clear she isn’t the only character waiting on Aunt Flo. “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” just gave us TV’s most real pregnancy plotline 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z A typical day was simply stocking shelves and waiting on customers. Perspective | I work in a grocery store. Am I a hero now? 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z It was a fierce showing, but they knew the crowd was waiting on Jackson, who emerged from backstage as her new tune “No Sleeep” played. BET Awards 2015: Politics and nostalgia make it worth watching again 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z From the Stanley hotel, our guides drove us, equipped us and then waited on us, zipping the meal down to our ledge. Great outdoor activities in Colorado: readers’ tips 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Because departing flights could not taxi off gates, arriving flights had to wait on taxiways. Perspective | Airline fines have fallen to historic lows. That could be bad news for travelers. 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z In Carlo Goldoni’s “The Servant of Two Masters,” staged by Shakespeare & Company here, the oafish Truffaldino attempts to earn two wages and two suppers by waiting on two gentlemen at once. Goldoni’s ‘The Servant of Two Masters,’ in the Country 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z "We thought of hiring a butler but decided we could wait on ourselves," Lewis said. Pass the tea and the remote: It's party time for 'Downton Abbey' 2012-01-20T02:19:11Z I was on the phone with my uncle, a doorman in Queens, when our conversation hit an awkward pause, the kind in which one person is left waiting on the other to reveal the punchline. Digging up gems — and skeletons: the critic Juan Vidal on writing memoir 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Sit at the bar if you want to be waited on; otherwise, join the inevitable line in front of the nearby counter to place your order. Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z As we waited on the kerb, my aunt, her mother, reached out, as if to touch her daughter’s coffin through the glass of the hearse window. ‘It was an incredibly enriching day’: the families taking control of death 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Sometimes this work’s dancers have simultaneous solos that reflect the different writing for the piano’s left and right hands; and one extended male solo ends, strikingly, with the ballerina entering and waiting on point. Review: Serving 4 Helpings of Balanchine, With Thunderbolts and Tornadoes 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Though she knew nothing about the playground, she clearly remembers the guy waiting on her driveway for her daughter, who always zoomed out of the house without introducing him to her parents. I fooled around with the rabbi 2013-02-10T02:00:00Z State police and FBI officers, legally unable to carry out arrests on the reservation itself, would wait on its outskirts, ready to pounce when anyone with an active warrant passed the threshold. Taylor Sheridan: 'The big joke on reservations is the white guy that shows up and says: "My grandma is Cherokee"' 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z “We are not disposable, we are valuable,” said Trish Nelson, who oversaw celebrity parties and waited on VIP clientele. New York AG finds restaurateur Ken Friedman created ‘hostile workplace’ for women, now investigating Mario Batali 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z We were eating a late lunch at the Daily Grill, a Brentwood restaurant where he’d waited on tables as a fledgling actor. Out of Character, in the Director?s Chair 2011-03-25T18:45:10Z When your boss mentions, “I’d love if that report was waiting on my desk Monday morning,” he doesn’t need to add, “Or your performance evaluation is toast.” Perspective | The Trump-Ukraine ‘transcript’ is the latest manual for abusing power and saying you didn’t 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The first and second episodes drag a bit, taking a little too long to get to what “The Comeback’s” fans are here for — it’s more waiting on top of the nine years we’ve already waited. ‘The Comeback’: Valerie Cherish still makes it hurt so good But the nice woman waiting on me didn’t seem to think anything was wrong. At Cassia in Santa Monica, Calif., Asian Food of Balance, Not Extremes 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “People waiting on buses will literally be standing above the city streets” — and above the trains — “facing windowed panels,” writes Freemark, a subtle nod to a changing attitude toward different modes of travel. Commuting to Disneyland 2012-07-14T16:00:00Z In a follow-up piece published in February, Handler reported that De Cecco had solved the issue internally and was waiting on the FDA to remove its automatic hold. A love letter to bucatini, the perfect pasta shape 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z What if mom just kicks back at home — or somebody else's home — and is waited on by her loving family? Kids, your mom deserves better than brunch 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z “She was waiting on her income taxes,” Doris Wallace said of her daughter. Relative: Suspect 'was a time bomb' 2012-01-18T03:25:00Z When one actor takes center stage, the other waits on the side. ‘Los Otros’ Review: A Slow-Burning Tale of Melancholy 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z In the afternoon, we reached the bottom and waited on a hillock for Aidano to drive us to Lengai Safari Lodge. Peering Into Volcanoes at Tanzania’s Crater Highlands 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Instead, I found him waiting on the sidewalk next to a knee-high, tan-colored dog. Pudge Will Keep Us Together 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Just like us, they all were just waiting on him to die. 'Empire' season finale recap: life, death and a Cookie fight 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Gooding, in a dark suit, tie and face mask, waited on a bench in the courtroom gallery while Farber attended to two other cases before the star’s case was called. Cuba Gooding Jr. faces February trial in NYC groping case 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Instead of expecting customers to tip the people who wait on them, tip-free restaurants pay all employees wages that reflect their skill and seniority. Year of Upheaval for Restaurants That Ended Tipping 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Unfortunately for one driver, while he was waiting on one of these lines, authorities noticed something unusual about his car. Driver waiting in long line at McDonald's has car seized when cops notice something unusual 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z However, not everyone is waiting on them to start the post-pandemic party. Seattle’s post-lockdown party is in full swing at Fremont Fridays with Marshall Law Band 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Riders would first hear the music as they waited on the platform, and then again and again as the doors opened at each subsequent station. Make Music Winter Brings Music Outdoors 2011-12-22T23:27:08Z Fidget maintained a wait on the spot for 20 minutes, with a noisy scene going on behind him. 'Make sure they don't eat the set!' Movie animal trainers' tips 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Left Door guarantees all guests a seat, though with only 38, that can mean a wait on weekends. Perspective | Hideaway bars in Northwest 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z She told NPR, “I overheard a couple arguing. He looked fine, but she looked great. And she said to him, ‘Roy, you know you wouldn’t have waited on me for seven years.’ The Experiences That Inspired ‘An American Marriage’ 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The theme park is reportedly just waiting on the governor to provide guidelines for reopening. California governor says Disneyland, theme park reopening announcement coming soon 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z “We are waiting on our people to stock the bar,” he said. A nation of geniuses: Social media made us all special — now what? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z They planned on traveling to Norway that Christmas but needed to wait on Rød’s student visa. Until visas do us part: three couples on marrying for papers – and for love 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The transplant patient waits on a trolley in a room formed by curtains. It's a gut reaction: how other people's bacteria can cure us – extract 2013-03-31T00:05:02Z Suddenly, tourists from the Midwest waiting on line for hours to score tickets for a Broadway musical were happy to watch Hedwig strut her stuff. A millennial Hedwig? Darren Criss talks about a new generation rocking to this 'Angry Inch' 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “If Gus says at any point that he’s too old for this, you better tell him his entire twitter family is waiting on the picture,” another joked. Mom's clever T-shirt tradition for son’s first days of school goes viral 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Airlines aren’t allowed to keep passengers waiting on the tarmac for more than three hours for domestic flights or more than four hours for international flights without giving them an opportunity to deplane. Perspective | Airline fines have fallen to historic lows. That could be bad news for travelers. 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Two Black men waiting on a street corner, hoping to leave but inexplicably trapped. 10 Ways I Fed My Fandom(s) 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z For now, it’s waiting on its third dimension. ‘Romeo y Julieta’ Review: Young Love in Two Languages 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z When I arrived home, where a big tribe of my family was waiting on me, they had prepared a beautiful, beautiful, wonderful, delicious dinner for me. Alice Marie Johnson: "I was supposed to draw my last dying breath in prison" 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z That’s how Nassief — himself waiting on an airlift rescue after being injured when a landslide destroyed his home — learned that half of the waterfront Fort Young property had been blown away. Four resort destinations that rebounded after natural disasters to be better, safer and greener than before 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Calling a company, waiting on “hold” for hours and then telling a representative your life story is less likely to work — although it sometimes does. Perspective | Try these expert negotiation strategies for refunding or rescheduling your vacation 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z We see individuals, the full group, subgroups, sometimes three units moving differently but simultaneously; we see changing geometries, with dancers sometimes waiting on the peripheries to enter the main stage area. Review: Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance at David H. Koch Theater 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Kyle said her husband’s liver disease returned two years ago and the cancer was discovered in November last year while he waited on a liver transplant. Robert Redford’s son, James, dies of liver cancer at 58 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “We thought of hiring a butler but decided we could wait on ourselves,” Ms. Lewis said. ?Downton Abbey? Inspires Themed Viewing Parties 2012-01-18T22:56:54Z And if you are a theater fan still waiting on a vaccine, it also invites conflicting emotions — excitement, indecision, eagerness, fear — because any social interaction involves risk. Go or No? An Indoor Theater Invitation (at Last!) Needs an R.S.V.P. 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Sorrow shed her lonely tear, Let Revelry hold her ladle!Bring boughs of cypress for the bier, Fling roses on the cradle:Mutes to wait on the funeral state! Poem of the week: Twenty-eight and Twenty-Nine by Winthrop Mackforth Praed 2011-01-04T10:56:26Z They talk of how the repetitive movement of kneading bread eases frustration, calms the nervous system and releases tension and the waiting on and the watching of dough rise is somehow extremely calming. Savory, homemade bread — both regular and in gluten-free variations — has never been easier 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles store accepts E.B.T. cards, issued by the state welfare department, and Ms. Krupa is waiting on government approval to do the same in New York. Goods Mart: A 7-Eleven for All You Organic People 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z In 1992 I waited on line for forty-five minutes for a chance to play Dactyl Nightmare. Hands-On with Oculus Rift: Virtual Reality Is Almost Here, Finally 2013-09-20T15:44:18Z I became just a guy at home, my wife and I were waiting on baby No. 2. I Quit a Famous Rock Band 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Now I’ve got 200 people waiting on me: “What do you want, D?” Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke and Antoine Fuqua on ‘The Magnificent Seven’ 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Gere tells Buscemi replies that he is waiting on “her” – meaning, we come to realise, his daughter, who threw him out, possibly because he has become an alcoholic and has mental health problems. Got any change? Why cinema struggles with homelessness 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z He’s waiting on a burger and a diet Coke, and just like Shrevie, he’s riffing about the hit records of 1959. Barry Levinson sings a new tune as ‘Diner’ heads to the stage 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Otherwise it is difficult to comprehend why the woman he variously calls Lulu or Anna ever took this tenaciously lazy creature home and waited on him there. Battered but Unbowed: How Beckett Speaks to a New Era 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z A bone-weary girl waits on a barrel of potatoes on a gray Maine day. Paper Gallery: Art Books on Winslow Homer, Mati Klarwein and Gustav Klimt 2013-01-17T22:01:35Z As I waited on line to pay, a monitor tuned to Fox News flashed an oddly appropriate headline: “Israel-Iran tension.” Frugal Traveler Blog: Dining Out at Ethnic Supermarkets in Los Angeles 2012-04-24T20:07:55Z Repeatedly, they play up a sense of chance encounters and fleeting pleasures, and one of the many masterpieces here, The Railway, simply depicts a woman waiting on a wall. Manet, Rosa Barba, Guggi: the week's art shows in pictures 2013-01-24T12:30:00Z And we were still talking while waiting on the stinking, sultry subway platform for a train home. Perspective | Memories of art appreciation — in a flash — at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z He’s reportedly waiting on his most recent test results. Florida man says he's been stuck on cruise ship in Italy for 8 weeks after testing positive for COVID-19 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z They’re used to long, $1,000 fine-dining dinners, and being waited on by a staff that has researched them ahead of time, and kept detailed notes on their personal and professional lives, preferences and behavior. The Horrors of Rich-People Food, Fleshed Out on Film 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z And then we have characters like Paru, who is waiting on a green card and feels stuck and left behind by people in the IT world, or Zak who works in a restaurant. Ravi Kapoor on his comedy "Four Samosas": "I always wanted to make a lo-fi heist movie" 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z After almost three hours waiting on a somewhat dodgy street with our suitcases, our keys finally arrived. Help! I Was Catfished by My Airbnb Host and the Place Was a Mess 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z So, I improvised the story of "Undine," and I said to Paula, "You are drowning" and Franz, "You have to wait on land — perhaps she is coming back from death." "Undine" is an exquisite, romantic reimagining of an underwater myth using a phallic CGI catfish 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z I looked into other trains as they passed us in the tunnels, and I looked at the people waiting on the platforms. Confessions of a reluctant gentrifier 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z “I will polish him. I will wait on him hand and foot.” Academy Awards: ‘Birdman’ Wins Best Picture Oscar 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z As a child, she waited on tables in her father’s restaurant near Montmartre. Régine, Whose Discotheque Gave Nightlife a New Dawn, Dies at 92 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z "If you look at her restaurant here, I don't think it's going to hurt her too much," said Felipe Alexander, an Atlanta trucking company owner, as he waited on the sidewalk for his lunchtime reservation. Paula Deen fans vent their outrage at Food Network 2013-06-22T20:12:02Z I haven’t made any comments because I am waiting on facts and the outcome of a meeting between community leaders and Barneys. Jay-Z Defends Deal With Store Accused of Profiling 2013-10-27T15:38:23Z At Adelaide's Thebarton Theatre, it was back to an old school, hot-and-sweaty crowd waiting on the preacher to start speaking in tongues. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds cry murder Adelaide 2013-03-04T09:53:05Z “There was no way I was going to wait on you to tell me when I’m a star.” Orrin Evans Has Been Playing Jazz for Years. So Why Is He a Rising Star? 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “You just sit and wait on them,” advised the dad, Dickie. In a limited engagement, the fireflies blink in sync in the Great Smoky Mountains 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z I used to wait on her at Marlow & Sons all the time. | Tara Donovan Is The Ultimate Material Girl 2011-02-11T15:30:03Z “A lady that had already paid and was waiting on her order goes, ‘Thank God I already paid,’ ” Pihakis remembers. How a small-town pitmaster turned a dying cuisine into the stuff of celebrity 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z I had waited on her so many times at Downtown Diner that I knew her regular breakfast better than I knew her name. That waitress who thinks she can write: Waiting tables and crafting a novel in the infamous MFA town 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Lisa, 47, in Michigan began receiving Snap benefits in April 2018 while waiting on her social security disability insurance filing to be approved. Trump's food stamp cuts will strip lifeline from millions of Americans 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z So undecided and waiting for my soul to speak, I’ll wait on, for the choice to become me. Motherlode Blog: It's Not That I Don't Want Children. Exactly. 2012-05-06T14:06:12Z “I’m going to wait on that one,” he said. Justin Hartley of ‘This Is Us’ Meditates on His Rolexes 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Now he does the cooking and waits on tables while she, always outfitted in a colorful caftan and head scarf wrapped around her forehead, is the maître d’, greeting diners and asking their preferences. An Artist Colony Thrives in the South African Desert 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The waiting on it to be ready felt like forever as the adults took turns churning it. Homemade ice cream courtesy of Grandma Bah, a wild child-turned-wild woman with taste 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Other sources say that the producers were waiting on a shooting script and saw Ramsay's attempts to renegotiate her contract as an effort to re-arrange a done deal. Jane Got a Gun: dispute behind Lynne Ramsay's exit revealed 2013-03-25T12:54:58Z Many waited on hold for hours, Rowan said, only to be told that it was unclear when safe cans of the formula would be available. Her son survives on one food. When the FDA recalled it, she put out a plea asking whether anyone had some to spare. 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Luna, waiting on the other side, points out, “You’ve been trying to cross the road for 30 years but stuff happened along the way.” Crossing Abbey Road: It’s More Dangerous Than You Might Think 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z “It had been too long since I’d done a film, and I couldn’t wait on Hollywood anymore,” he said in an interview. 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