waiting room

noun

: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting

Examples of waiting room in a Sentence

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Robert and Catherine take turns trading places between the ICU, the waiting room, and the hospital entrance, where people go to take phone calls and smoke and scream. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 In the waiting room is a gruff Rino, whom Lenù hasn’t seen in ages. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024 Putin lets ministers sit in the waiting room for six hours, and my lawyers have to wait five or six hours to see me. Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024 The tickets are being sold through Ticketek, so get ready to rejoin the waiting room. Allie Daisy King, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for waiting room 

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of waiting room was in 1683

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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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waiting room

noun
: a room or area (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (as patients) waiting

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