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.
• So my father sailed alone while my mother remained behind to await the birth.
  — Irv Erdoscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
• He was transported to the Lake County jail to await a bond hearing on the warrants.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
• She was taken to the Solon Jail to await further proceedings from the village.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2022
• Toups and a number of other co-defendants await sentencing early next year.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
• The Houston Astros await in the next round, but first these teams will look to break the 2-2 series tie.
  — cleveland, 17 Oct. 2022
• As polls closed, a thin crowd gathered at Cox’s election night rally in Annapolis to await his arrival.
  — Erin Cox and Ovetta Wiggins, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Nov. 2022
• But to grow as Pokémon Trainers, a new challenge awaits — Tera Training!
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
• Or wealthy countries can dismiss the concerns of their developing counterparts and hunker down to await the inevitable shock waves.
  — Justin Worland, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
• He was convicted of 34 felonies for paying hush money to an adult film actress to conceal an affair, and awaits sentencing.
  — Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
• He is currently being held at the MDC Brooklyn and awaiting trial.
  — Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 21 Nov. 2024
• So while a few of the end-of-the-bench veterans are able to work up a lather before games last week on the practice court, Cain had to await his permission slip from Butler.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022
• After a red-carpet reception, the group was sent to a state guesthouse to await negative test results, according to German officials.
  — Sha Hua, WSJ, 4 Nov. 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
• 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

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024