whilst

Example Sentences

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“I’m not aware of huge numbers of elderly people falling out of windows whilst cleaning them,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The Met commissioner said his "first thoughts" were with the victims, who had been attacked "whilst going about their daily lives, which they should be able to do freely and safely".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

"JNIM pursues a political-religious agenda, centred on the establishment of sharia law and the rejection of foreign forces, whilst the FLA champions a territorial and autonomist agenda, centred on Azawad," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Muir said the crisis "has been decades in the making" and whilst there are "no quick fixes, restoring and protecting the ecological health of the lough is possible".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The plume of smoke from the fire rose straight up, like the charmed ropes in the marketplace in Alkonost that had hung suspended in thin air whilst small boys clambered up and down them.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor