Sentence examples for wait poised from inspiring English sources

Critics lie in wait poised to tear you down.

Republican members of Congress are lying in wait, poised to try to undo environmental regulations that they find excessive.

I can appreciate the competitive tension as the crowds wait, poised to traverse in differing directions with maximum thrust and dispatch in the 30 seconds allowed, slightly crouched, rocking gently on the balls of the feet.

The sheds lie as if they're waiting, poised for a voyage that will be a flight.

To that end, Valentin, the Russian sniper, waits poised to take Carrie out if coffee doesn't go well.

The almost-empty arena had been stocked with the couple's friends and a 50-piece orchestra waited poised in midfield.

Now Mr. Card, 53, is the younger Mr. Bush's chief of staff in waiting, poised to move into a crucial office in the West Wing should Mr. Bush be validated as president.

I was an avid reader of the Harry Potter books, and like everyone else, I waited poised with anticipation for the next book in the series – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – to sit on my bookshelf.

We waited, torches poised.

I waited there, poised, fascinated, as the train approached and the eyes widened.

You sit in the car while the whole team waits, each poised to do their job, glowering, and no-one speaking.