How to Use awhile in a Sentence
awhile
adverb- The rumor had been around awhile.
- I'm going to sit and rest awhile.
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Float in the water for awhile and then dry off on the daybed.
— Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 3 Mar. 2023 -
It’s twisty and dark and one that will stick with me for awhile.
— Marie Claire, 1 Nov. 2021 -
This deal has been around for awhile, but the price is still good.
— Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 26 Nov. 2021 -
But the Lakers haven’t had much to flex about for awhile.
— Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2023 -
It's been just the Wells girls for awhile, but there's a new man in the picture.
— Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 9 Apr. 2021 -
Grab a seat by those wide-open garage doors and stay awhile.
— Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023 -
The 22-ounce bottle is nice too, and will last you awhile.
— Car and Driver, 24 Oct. 2022 -
The Smith Era proved good overall and very good for awhile.
— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024 -
These things have been place for awhile, but no one’s done it.
— Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 27 June 2021 -
Wait awhile to see how things go, but do not sell it now.
— Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021 -
Berrios has been in the league for quite awhile and has been a good young pitcher.
— Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2021 -
The Ravens have been talking this guy up for quite awhile.
— Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2022 -
For the first time in awhile, the Seahawks didn’t reach for a player in Round 1.
— Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2022 -
The Piquette plant had been on Sisoy-Moore's radar for awhile.
— Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2020 -
After the game, Beckham sat alone on the bench for awhile.
— cleveland, 10 Oct. 2021 -
It's been awhile since the Sun Devils (4-6, 1-3) have been at their best though.
— Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2021 -
Summer in the South of France and eat out for every meal for awhile.
— Marianne Garvey, CNN, 28 July 2022 -
Sounds like things are not going to be so great for awhile.
— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2022 -
Fried and Olson have been around for awhile but are still just 29.
— Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023 -
Things haven’t been this quiet on Wall Street in awhile.
— Hardika Singh, WSJ, 17 July 2023 -
The state of Alaska seasons have been closed for awhile.
— John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2021 -
And the first game of March was looking pretty bad there for awhile, too.
— Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Mar. 2022 -
Some fields have standing oats, and that will hold birds awhile longer.
— John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2020 -
But there wouldn’t be other evenings, at least not for awhile.
— Rachel Ament, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2020 -
Even cooled down wine that may have been sitting for awhile.
— Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023 -
One of the original members of the Hype House, Avani has been around for awhile.
— Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 17 Sep. 2020 -
Is there any reason to replace a seat just because it’s been around awhile?
— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024 -
Carpenter's hair process took quite awhile and even involved a hair cut.
— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Sep. 2024
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