How to Use waiting list in a Sentence

waiting list

noun
  • I'll put your name on the waiting list.
  • There used to be a waiting list for flats.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Others will be placed on a waiting list.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The waiting list for students is two years long.
    — Lina Ruiz october 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sold out, but a waiting list is available.
    — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Sold out, but a waiting list is available.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Sold out, but a waiting list is available.
    — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Those who didn’t score tickets were placed on a waiting list.
    — Leanne Italie, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The demand was so great that the waiting list is now about three to six months out.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 May 2022
  • While some can wait for years, Ramu was on the wait list for about six months.
    — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2019
  • One third of Texas charter schools have no waiting list at all.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Lara texted her aunt with the good news and put the 61-year-old on a waiting list.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2021
  • How can fans get on the festival's waiting list?
    — Seth Jacobson, wickedlocal.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The waiting list is large and growing and nobody has come off that list in over a year.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That journey can mean long waiting lists, travel costs and weeks away from home.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • For 60% and 50% units, the waiting list is four to five years.
    — Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The raise-hand button lets those who wish to speak press the button to join a waiting list.
    — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • There are now more than 100 students on the waiting list for a desk.
    — Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2020
  • The consortium now has a waiting list.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
  • Get on the Yelp wait list in advance to ensure a quick seating.
    — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The course sold out in nine minutes and had a 400-person wait list.
    — Hannah Seligson, Marie Claire, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Of those, more than 125 had been on a waiting list for at least a year, records showed.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The first step in getting on the waiting list is for a physician to prescribe it.
    — al, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The Club name has a huge waiting list, and not all from data centers.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The waiting list wasn’t too much of a concern for Romano — yet.
    — Matt Sledge, NOLA.com, 4 Jan. 2021
  • Check with the facility about the prospect of having to go on a wait list to get back in.
    — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Scott Enos and his mom, Susan, are among those on the waiting list.
    — Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Eager fans of the festival can get on the event's waiting list.
    — Seth Jacobson, wickedlocal.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • After the rooms are fully booked, the lodge maintains a waiting list.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022
  • There’s already a waiting list to book a time slot for the first two days of the holiday.
    — Shira Hanau, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2020

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