Sentence examples for waiting poised from inspiring English sources

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

For their part, the opposition Social Democrats (ČSSD) look poised to wait things out in anticipation of a big general election victory in the spring.

Magdalen College's most remarkable feature is its cloisters, and the animals carved onto the pillars here look poised as though waiting for Aslan himself to breathe life into them.

"And?" she says, waiting, fingers poised on the keyboard.