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.
• Foosball and board games await in the hotel’s communal spaces.
  — Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2022
• The team made their way to southern Alabama to stage and await further orders.
  — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2022
• And underwater, a colorful world filled with fish, rays, sharks, and turtles awaits.
  — Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
• Since then, the 39-year-old Arkansas man has pleaded not guilty and been released to await trial.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
• The Utes handled their business against Arizona State, but more dangerous games await.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
• Difficult 40-man roster decisions await the Cubs in the coming months.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
• Many simply cannot afford the newer clothes, while others await the opinions of critics and historians to cement the next decade’s iconic slays.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Sep. 2022
• What other minerals might await us on the exoplanets James Webb is observing?
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 Sep. 2022
• All suspects were booked and await charges stemming from the robbery at Luxury Jewels of Beverly Hills.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 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 Houston Astros await in the next round, but first these teams will look to break the 2-2 series tie.
  — cleveland, 17 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Claim your share of their followers, and await the next opening. VI.
  — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2022
• 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
• He was transported to the Lake County jail to await a bond hearing on the warrants.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
• And on third base: A massive number of new clean energy projects await approval for permits and connection to the electric grid.
  — Ray Long, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jan 2025