for a spell

Example Sentences

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Symptoms can include a desire to tune out for a spell, stick your head in an ice bucket, or find another way to numb the senses.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

I called Barcelona home for a spell, and I feel the draw to cap this visit by seeing an old doughy friend.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

She lived with her grandmother for a spell, supported herself for another and eventually fled to Edinburgh, Scotland, while still a teenager, working in a hostel bar for a year before returning to Norway.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Cheering every Hearts touch for a spell, belting out 'We shall not be moved' in other moments.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

As Gideon and I sat for a spell, just the two of us, right there on the train tracks, I told him the story I’d needed to hear.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool