waiting-room

Example Sentences

• "In the third place, by its situation it serves only for a waiting-room, and a passage to the principal apartments, instead of being reserved, as it ought to be, for entertaining company […]"
• "The division bell was still ringing; peers and diplomatists and strangers were turned out; members came rushing in from library and smoking-room; some desperate cabs just arrived in time to land their passengers in the waiting-room."
• ""Look keerfully arter that baggage, Kernel," said the expressman, with affected concern, as he looked after Colonel Starbottle, gloomily bringing up the rear of the triumphant procession to the waiting-room. Mr. Hamlin did not stay for dinner."
• "Her dress was as plain as an umbrella-cover, and she turned round without a word and preceded me into a waiting-room."
• "She walked into the waiting-room of the ferry, and up the stairs, and by a marvellous swift, little run, caught the ferry-boat that was just going out."
• "Over on that platform's the general waiting-room,... and over there's the Gentlemen's, and, any'ow, everythink's written up."