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
• The barrel would go crazy for awhile, then calm back down.
  — Liz Bowen, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 6 June 2017
• 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
• These condors were dead, and many of them had been for quite awhile.
  — Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 25 July 2017
• 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
• Writer Ryan North has been training for this moment for awhile.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
• So far Harris is not a formal candidate, content for awhile to let others talk about her chances.
  — Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025