wait anxiously

Examples (10)

• The family waited anxiously by the phone for news from the hospital.
• He waited anxiously for the board to announce their decision on the merger.
• She waits anxiously every evening for her husband to come home from his dangerous job.
• Students were waiting anxiously outside the professor's office for their grades to be posted.
• We had been waiting anxiously for hours as the storm delayed all flights.
• They will be waiting anxiously to hear if their application was successful.
• The coastal residents waited anxiously through the night as the hurricane approached.
• The defendant waited anxiously for the jury to return with a verdict.
• While the firefighters battled the blaze, the homeowners waited anxiously from a safe distance.
• I'm waiting anxiously for a package that contains my new passport.