How to Use wait for it in a Sentence

wait for it

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  • That's for the contestants to decide on...wait for it...
    — Janaya Wecker, Women's Health, 2 June 2023
  • The room had — wait for it — entirely glass walls, no blinds or screens.
    — Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The selection of case mods at Be Quiet’s booth was (wait for it) loud.
    — John Burek, PCMAG, 5 June 2023
  • It'll be breezy with periods of clouds and … wait for it … sunshine!
    — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Yeah, the new incarnation for the top thrill dragster is wait for it.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Cult of the Lamb is deceptively charming for all its blood, guts, poop, and... wait for it...
    — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Wolfsbane, a young mutant who can transform into (wait for it) a wolf.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • Spring is near, and with this transition comes — wait for it — major markdowns.
    — Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Three circles at the top of the video would turn over to reveal options like jam, jerky, tomato juice, meds, chocolate milk and, wait for it, dog food.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That part of Boylston Street is now the site of — wait for it — a brand-new, 15-story tower of luxury apartments.
    — Marcela García, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The algorithm will shut itself down if Simone locates and destroys (wait for it) the Holy Grail.
    — Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 9 May 2023
  • The idea is to encourage that person to purchase some — wait for it — life insurance.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Campers are given 30 minutes to dismantle their tents and put them in daily storage, then get into the line and wait — wait for it — for four more hours until the gates open.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 6 July 2023
  • The modern butler — also known as, wait for it, an executive butler — is still in most cases a man.
    — Plum Sykes, New York Times, 14 May 2024
  • That's because, wait for it, a race of weird killer aliens have started infiltrating the school population.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The folksy site Etsy is really a hub for child pornography, evidenced by photos of — wait for it — pizza.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Nearly seven years after their dramatic split, the Mr. and Mrs. Smith stars are making headlines again by suing each other over—wait for it—a winery.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
  • But the real prize of this ad campaign is our newfound insight into Martha’s very specific coffee order which is, wait for it, a coffee with one cream (no sugar) and a single bite of a cruller.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Classic music, classic performances with audiences who love those classics has been nothing but…wait for it…EPIC.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Eventually Hope’s mother got a job as a secretary to — wait for it — the legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • In what could be perceived as a fever dream, a hot flash or an unwelcome reminder of millennial mortality, members of some of the most iconic Gen X boy bands have come together to — wait for it — peddle insurance.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023

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