Sentence examples for a work of waiting from inspiring English sources

"Zama," a brief, indelible novel by the Argentinean writer Antonio Di Benedetto, is a work of waiting — of enforced lassitude, excruciated anticipation, and final frustration.

"I do like to start them untouched, as a work of art waiting to be produced," he says.

In an interview on a recent morning on Duke's Gothic-style campus, which was mostly built in the 1930's but looks centuries older, Christoph Guttentag, the dean of undergraduate admissions, likened his task to that of a sculptor finishing a work of art — and the waiting list to his last palette of materials.

This is a work of passion that Aviva waited a long time to make.

"If I had an urgent message, I could get it sooner because I could catch it at work instead of waiting until I got home," she said.

It's not like we have to wait for something to happen.' And it was really important for us to be reminded of needing to get back to work instead of waiting for the next opening set.

There have been a lot of earnest, methodical movies coming out of the Sundance Film Festival lately, but "Winter's Bone," which premièred there and took the best-picture prize, is what we've been waiting for: a work of art that grabs hold and won't let go.

I've heard that enlightenment packs a wallop, but usually it takes years and years of work and involves a lot of waiting.

If you're still not sure about your soil, you can find out more accurate information with twenty minutes of work and a few days of waiting.

Christmas was of course very busy, but working retail meant doing a whole lot of waiting.

"Saudi women are educated, willing to work and tired of waiting," said Mr. Khudairi, who is 29.