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How to use wait upon in a sentence

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Sentence Examples
Why wait upon grumpy old guests who don't appreciate those lovely locks all over their soup?
For the people the king erected almonries at the four gates of the capital, and hospitals, with slave boys and maidens to wait upon the sick.
As we pray and then wait upon the Lord, He can reveal hidden motives, places of impurity or areas of weakness.
We may even need to pause during worship, and allow everyone present to wait upon the Lord to hear from Him personally.
In the spirit of Leviticus 25 we wait upon the holy and hear the call to let the land lie fallow...to forgive...to proclaim liberty.
Why do we wait upon the shoreline and look longingly towards the horizon?
Anyway, the safety of the West cannot wait upon the progress of enlightenment in Waziristan.
This is an opportunity to submit your heart and plans to God, and wait upon Him to receive a sense of what HE desires to do!
Serious bargaining on this was always going to wait upon Germany's election.
Next Wednesday: don't let I dare not wait upon I would, like the poor cat i'the adage.
God is a God of miracles and we will wait upon him to see a miracle.
We wait upon the glory that needs no sun, he said.
Instead, an Australian prime minister is this week travelling to London to attend a royal wedding and to wait upon a possible future Australian head of state.
You must, in all such matters, wait upon time.
Search the Scriptures, and wait upon the Lord for His answer.
Be patient and wait upon Him to do what only He can do.
Despite her friendly gesture, Knox replied that he would continue to voice his convictions in his sermons and would not wait upon her.
They believe this is the gathering of believers who wait upon the Lord to discover God's will, believing that they are not making their own decisions.
Servants stand to wait upon superiors, especially the guest of honor.
Examples from Classical Literature
I had a gentleman to wait upon me, a French friseur to dress my hair of a morning.
I went immediately to wait upon the caliph, and gave him an account of my embassy.
It will be no inconveniency to me therefore to wait upon you at whatever time you please.
I saw also that he was handsome, and I was quite sure he must be rich, or no doctor would wait upon him so subserviently.
A deputation of the senators was chosen in this emergency to wait upon Timon.
The Emperor was so pleased with pos talent that whenever he was feasting or drinking he always had this poet to wait upon him.
The cellarer and hospitaller, after complines, wait upon the guests, yet observing the strictest silence.
A tiring woman will wait upon you to robe you for your bridal.
Go, sirrah, for all you are my man, go wait upon my cousin Shallow.
You will have to wait upon her and serve her, but you will be well rewarded, for she will give you the best of everything.
I did not know who I was and when I grew big enough to work, the Witch made me wait upon her and carry wood for the fire and hoe in the garden.
They deputed ten of their number to wait upon the Duke of Orleans, who, according to his custom, affected popularity.
They must wait upon the paralytic father with proper punctilio.
Peggotty was in attendance to wait upon us, but my mother wouldn't let her do it, and made her dine with us.
Then his muchuchos have to move about, and wait upon him with assiduity.
Jo happened to suit Aunt March, who was lame and needed an active person to wait upon her.
He was the hungriest and the loudest to wait upon of the lot of 'em.
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