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for a while

ADVERB
  1. for a short time
    sit down and stay awhile
    the baby was quiet for a while
    they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West

How To Use for a while In A Sentence

  • “‘Now, gentlemen, standing up here before you, I feel a good deal like Pat, and maybe after I’ve spieled along for a while, I may feel so darn small that I’ll be able to crawl into a Pullman hammock with no trouble at all, at all! Chapter 14
  • Running her tiny fingers on the keyboard, Ksemya plays such melodious music that the after-effect lingers on for a while.
  • Then again, kitty probably avulsed a a claw or two and was sore for a while. Because I Am a Bad Bad Person… « Whatever
  • Prices have been stable for a while, but they are beginning to edge up again now.
  • According to John Ralson, who apparently has some sort of Avatar-like connection to all living things in the Silver State, Berkley had been weighing the decision for a while but ultimately decided that the opportunity was too good to pass up. HUFFPOST HILL - Congress Passes Budget, Catastrophe Postponed
  • You could tell just by the way they acted; the kid had been fobbed off on them for a while.
  • They're usually the ones who've been around for a while, and they usually manage with the barest minimum of speaker support.
  • There was a strained silence for a while and then in the distance there was a clap of thunder.
  • He plans to play for a while yet, do some media work and get his coaching badges. Times, Sunday Times
  • Hayes, now a professor of film in New England, blossomed under the master's tutelage, producing crisp, witty dialogue, and for a while the two were close.
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