Examples of 'awhile' in a sentence
Meaning of "awhile"
Awhile is an adverb that refers to a short period of time
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- For some time; for a short time.
- In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process.
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awhile
We can talk for awhile before we go to sleep.
Perhaps it gets a bit repetitive after awhile.
It takes awhile for a tender tummy to toughen up.
I do not want to see you for awhile.
It may be awhile before you see another.
That has brightened the pathways awhile.
After awhile they all lay there.
But it must wear on them after awhile.
Give it awhile longer and then bring it in.
Keep him under cover for awhile.
Listen awhile to the murmurs of the town.
I have not heard from you in awhile.
And awhile ago somebody smashed my mirror.
She would been gone awhile and seemed clean.
She has not called here in awhile.
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It may take us awhile to diagnose the issue.
I understand you were his receptionist for awhile.
Should be quite awhile before anybody finds it.
I have not seen her for awhile.
And this took me awhile to figure out.
Has not happened like that in awhile.
I tried for awhile to get his attention.
Am coming out to stay with you awhile.
It takes awhile to get used to being really out.
I want to talk to her privately for awhile.
Steal me awhile from mine own company.
Maybe you better work out awhile.
And after awhile there was a little dispute.
We need to live with this for awhile.
Took me awhile to even realize he had a problem.
It took you guys awhile to pull over.
I feel maybe we will stay here awhile.
Takes her awhile to warm up to new folks.
I had not heard from you in awhile.
Let us lie awhile and compose poetry.
Our encounter will have to wait awhile.
It took you awhile to accept that union.
We have not heard from them in awhile.
I can read to you awhile if you want.
I am not supposed to hear back for awhile.
Stay awhile amongst the dead.
You wanna hang out for awhile.
Awhile ago she was curled up in a corner.
Lisbon was like a rock star for awhile.
It will take awhile to filter all these calls.
Maybe we can hold them off awhile.
It took awhile to fish her out.
I have not seen you for awhile.
It just took me awhile to figure it out.
Have not heard that name in awhile.
