agonizing wait
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a period of waiting that is very difficult to endure, usually because of anxiety or uncertainty
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- After the biopsy, they endured an agonizing wait for the results.
- The accused faces an agonizing wait while the jury considers its verdict.
- The families of the trapped miners faced an agonizing wait for news.
- After the surgery, her family endured an agonizing wait for news from the doctors.
- It was an agonizing wait to see if she would get the promotion.
- The results of the exam led to an agonizing wait for all the nervous students.
- He described the hours spent in the hospital corridor as an agonizing wait.
- He described the days leading up to the decision as an agonizing wait.
- The jury's deliberation led to an agonizing wait for the defendant.
- There was an agonizing wait for the rescue team to arrive at the scene.
- The agonizing wait for the storm to pass felt like an eternity.
- The parents experienced an agonizing wait for their child's safe return.
- We had to go through the agonizing wait for the rescue team to arrive.
- Investors are facing an agonizing wait for the market to stabilize.
- They know they will have another agonizing wait when he goes into surgery tomorrow.
- The candidate had an agonizing wait for the election results to be announced.
- For the soldiers in the trenches, the period before the attack was an agonizing wait.
- It was an agonizing wait as the firefighters battled the blaze.
- After the final interview, the agonizing wait for the job offer began.
- She couldn't sleep during the agonizing wait for the biopsy report.