for a while

Example Sentences

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Sometimes after eating but also sometimes when I’d been sitting for a while, reading or watching television.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"I feel like this situation is going to stay like this for a while; a sort of suspended, up-in-the-air state where those guys fire a few missiles, these guys launch a few drones," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

"We haven't dated for a while," Clement laughs, before eventually settling on one suggestion: "Go to the cinema."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

When he discovers a good groove and settles into it, he doesn’t mind sticking around for a while, and trusts that you will, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

I have been on my own for a while now, the only one left.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo