nail-biting wait
Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words
describes a period of anxious anticipation for a result or news
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- The whole country endured a nail-biting wait for the election results.
- The entire nation endured a nail-biting wait for the election results.
- After her job interview, she faced a nail-biting wait for the phone call.
- After the interview, she faced a nail-biting wait for the job offer.
- The fans experienced a nail-biting wait during the final minutes of the game.
- The final minutes of the game turned into a nail-biting wait for fans.
- It was a nail-biting wait to see if their offer on the house would be accepted.
- Parents shared a nail-biting wait outside the operating room.
- We all had a nail-biting wait for the doctor's diagnosis.
- It was a nail-biting wait to see if the rescue mission would succeed.
- The extended nail-biting wait for the exam scores left everyone stressed.
- The students experienced a nail-biting wait for their university acceptance letters.
- Despite the nail-biting wait, the good news eventually arrived.
- Everyone is bracing for a nail-biting wait until the judge announces the verdict.
- The team knew it would be a nail-biting wait until the judge's decision was announced.
- Despite the nail-biting wait, the outcome was favorable.
- Their journey involved a series of nail-biting waits at border controls.
- We've been through a nail-biting wait for this project's approval.
- Many investors are currently in a nail-biting wait regarding market volatility.
- The nail-biting wait for the lottery numbers felt like an eternity.