agonizing wait

Frequency: 5.01.6 per million words

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.