How to Use await in a Sentence

await

verb

• The same fate awaits us all.
• A crowd of people awaited the train.
• He was arrested and is now in prison awaiting trial.
• Her long-awaited new novel is finally being published.
• We're eagerly awaiting his arrival.
• Findley has pleaded not guilty and is in jail awaiting trial.
  — Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
• All three await sentencing and have agreed to testify against others.
  — Emily Wagster Pettus, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022
• Since there are seven species of flea-toads already described, how many more might be out there awaiting discovery?
  — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
• Two of the men have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the government while others await trial.
  — Time, 9 Jan. 2023
• Free hot chocolate and photos with Santa await visitors at Rosslyn’s fair.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• It's located right in the St. Regis, where plush digs await to welcome you after a long night of caviar bumps and bubbly.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 6 Jan. 2023
• Bronstein and his client await a decision in which the judge will ascribe the value to the marital estate, including the watches.
  — Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• After he is discharged, he will be sent to Kenton County Detention Center to await trial, the release said.
  — Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2022
• Officers drove the female driver off the highway to await a ride and notified the Ohio Department of Transportation about the deceased deer.
  — cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022
• The issue awaits a ruling from the state Supreme Court.
  — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2024
• The deal made its way through the House and then the Senate, and now awaits Biden's signature.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 3 June 2023
• In return, an eight-percent slice of the pie awaits me.
  — Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
• The same fate could await the Nissan Versa, which first went on sale in the summer of 2006.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
• Trump then drew parallels with his own legal troubles in the U.S., where he was convicted of 34 felony counts in one criminal case, while still awaiting trial in three others.
  — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
• Four of the co-defendants have pleaded guilty and the rest await trial.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
• For the long time Philo fans an Easter egg awaits in the form of a pair of polka-dot pony pumps.
  — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
• New journeys await at the end of Shadow and Bone season 2.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 Mar. 2023
• Beneath the bed was a live bomb, awaiting its next victim.
  — Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
• Maybe that’s what awaits us inside the circumference of the moat.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• So, what awaits the 28-year-old Elliott in New England?
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• At the venue, her group settled down on the lawn and anxiously awaited for Kahan to grace the stage.
  — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
• Two have been settled out of court, while a third is still awaiting trial.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• Sapp is free now, awaiting his new trial, and Jones again is a central figure in the case.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
• Vibes: Plenty of tables a bar with room for 16 people await.
  — Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
• And some great weekend trips, shows, concerts and other fun stuff await.
  — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024