while away
Example Sentences
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As luck has it, there is a gelato joint next door and so we continue his lead, sit on the terrace, people-watch and while away and enjoy lemon sorbet.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
He added, “This is a little while away from becoming commonplace.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The men, who have known each other since their earliest days in Los Angeles politics, now form a political odd couple while away from their families in California.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024
An endless scroll of homemade productions, many of them shot in small towns or farms and set to popular music, helped while away the hours across the world’s cheapest and fastest-growing mobile-data network.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024
This last instrument was a common sight in Tudor barber-surgeons’ shops, hanging on the wall for customers or resident entertainers to while away the time.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
