all the while
Example Sentences
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They asked her numerous questions, including about her bank accounts and transaction history, all the while reminding her how grave the case was and how much trouble she could be in.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Across two hours, Buckley’s Bride shoots, kicks, contorts, dances, scrapes, whizzes, licks and screams, all the while coming no closer to her true self than she was at the start of the film.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
He turned into a sneering moral philosopher, all the while keeping his feet up.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
When my daughter came into the kitchen and heard me listening to this epic — stop-start, stop-start, taking notes all the while — she asked me, “Are you listening to a podcast?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
He asked Joe a series of questions, listening carefully to his answers, all the while peering down at the man, pale blue eyes behind little round lenses.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
