for (quite) some time

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: for a somewhat long time

She has been living there for (quite) some time.

Examples of for (quite) some time in a Sentence

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Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024 The now-global trend toward low fertility has been under way for some time, beginning with France in the late 18th century. —

Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024 New Auto enhance button Auto Enhance has been available for some time now for photos, but now Google’s one-tap image enhancements have come to video, too. —

Paul Monckton, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Although the internet has speculated their split for quite some time, Victoria Monet and John Gaines haven’t confirmed the end of their relationship until now. —

Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for (quite) some time

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