wait breathlessly
Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words
A common way to describe waiting for something with great anticipation or anxiety.
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- The crowd is waiting breathlessly for the band to appear on stage.
- She waited breathlessly for the doctor to announce the test results.
- We have waited breathlessly all week for this news.
- In the silence of the old house, he waited breathlessly for a sign.
- Millions will be waiting breathlessly to see who wins the final.
- Everyone in the courtroom waited breathlessly for the verdict.
- Waiting breathlessly for the announcement was the most nerve-wracking part of the day.
- Investors waited breathlessly for the company's quarterly earnings report.
- The children waited breathlessly by the window for the first sign of snow.
- The audience, who had waited breathlessly throughout the tight match, finally cheered.