How to Use bide in a Sentence
bide
verb-
Geisler had to bide her time to get noticed in the Bears' program.
— Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2020 -
Right now, both the Rockets and Wall are happy to wait and bide their time.
— Rahat Huq, Chron, 4 Oct. 2021 -
Haskell has a cannon for an arm and the legs to bide him time on the field to make plays with his receivers.
— Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2020 -
Wall will not play and will bide his time until a buyout.
— Rahat Huq, Chron, 20 Oct. 2021 -
Brown and Murray weren’t content to bide their time or wait their turn.
— Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022 -
The patience to bide his time behind Frank Gore as a rookie.
— Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2019 -
In his first scene, Tom buys Logan a watch for his birthday; a sign of the man biding his time.
— Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023 -
Liam is the sort of character who bides his time, waiting for his chance.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2023 -
Shannon had booked a few nights in a motel to bide time while Jeremy looked for a new place to camp.
— Author: Eli Saslow, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2021 -
Norby is far from the only prospect biding his time in the minors.
— Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2023 -
One game has a tendency to bleed into the next as the best teams bide their time before the playoffs.
— Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 12 Aug. 2019 -
Tom Thibodeau’s team is one biding time for its stars to return to form.
— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2024 -
Thousands of families bide their time in hostels, or in tents along the beach.
— New York Times, 1 Oct. 2021 -
Deng Xiaoping had warned his colleagues to lie low and bide their time.
— Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022 -
Talking on phones or walkie-talkies: Some hunters bide their time in stands playing games on their phones or surfing the web.
— Star Tribune, 5 Nov. 2020 -
Others bided their time, returned on leave and ran away from their base.
— Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024 -
In his first 15 seasons with the Dodgers, Kershaw could have bided his time to prepare for the next encounter with Moreno at third.
— Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023 -
The ghosts of those massacred lived on, and some of the children and grandchildren of the slaughtered would bide their time, waiting to fight once again.
— Christopher Dickey, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018 -
Another sloppy performance that doesn't bide well for the Tar Heels over the long haul.
— Paul Newberry, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022 -
Jimmy Butler Role was: To bide time until the playoffs.
— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024 -
For now, the new Bulls brain trust only can bide its time until the NBA decides on a starting date for next season.
— Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2020 -
The console has been among the hottest tech products this year, as families stuck at home due to quarantine turned to video games to bide the time.
— Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2020 -
Yet, while his fans crave more releases from him, the veteran pianist prefers to bide his time.
— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023 -
Until then, the Lakers will bide their time by enjoying life on and off the basketball court.
— Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2020 -
Overcautious clubs bide their time with pitching prospects these days.
— Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2022 -
The architect of China's opening, Deng Xiaoping, spoke of the need for China to hide its strength and bide its time.
— Fareed Zakaria, CNN, 20 Nov. 2021 -
Only the Dodgers have scored more runs than the Padres, who managed to bide time until their slugger truly arrived.
— Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2020 -
The Spaniard had endured a frustrating spell away from the pitch due to Atletico's transfer ban and had to bide his time until the first of January.
— SI.com, 5 Jan. 2018 -
Readers are brought face to face with the crushing loss of loved ones, hatred from long-time neighbors, love that must bide its time, and age-old questions about evil.
— Sarah Schutte, National Review, 13 Feb. 2022 -
He’s been biting his tongue—the ward placed on his voice preventing the witch’s from learning his identity—and biding his time—his powers have been dormant until now.
— Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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