How to Use awhile in a Sentence

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• The rumor had been around awhile.
• I'm going to sit and rest awhile.
• Truth be told, Lucy — and the rest of us — smelled for awhile.
  — Sarah Cody, courant.com, 19 May 2018
• 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
• Most of these people have been here awhile and haven’t moved.
  — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 July 2018
• That dish will stay on the menu awhile, Janisse-Kanzenbach said.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2018
• After the game, Beckham sat alone on the bench for awhile.
  — cleveland, 10 Oct. 2021
• People coming in and out of the restaurant said the dog had been in the car for awhile.
  — Greg Garrison | [e-mail], al, 4 Aug. 2019
• Don't be surprised if he's forced to wait awhile for a seat.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2020
• 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
• Her brain was foggy from the chemo, which takes awhile to leave the system.
  — Julie Silva, Houston Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2017
• 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
• After awhile, the pain kind of went away just a little. ...
  — Jourdan Rodrigue, charlotteobserver, 1 Oct. 2017
• Movies in black and white and stories from Bob Costas get old after awhile.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
• While results will start pouring in when the polls close, the outcome of any race may not be clear for awhile.
  — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025