Examples of 'only for a short while' in a sentence

Meaning of "only for a short while"

only for a short while - Refers to something that will last only a brief period of time or temporarily, not permanently

How to use "only for a short while" in a sentence

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only for a short while
And then it was only for a short while.
If only for a short while.
Even though it was only for a short while.
But only for a short while.
Our child is going to be little only for a short while.
Ifs only for a short while and she needs the experience anyway.
But it will last only for a short while.
It 's only for a short while and she needs the experience anyway.
I thought it was only for a short while.
It's only for a short while and you can pull them back out straight after dinner.
But that was only for a short while.
I think he did it just to feel normal again if only for a short while.
He lay unconscious only for a short while before he passed away.
It was an honor to have served them even if only for a short while.
They become lovers, but only for a short while because Panic is being hypnotised.

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Then it started working again but only for a short while.
But only for a short while okay?
God can keep it intact only for a short while.
It's nice only for a short while. It's nice only for a short while.
That means we do follow him but only for a short while.
Yes, but only for a short while.
Most of these effects were minor and lasted only for a short while.
It 's nice only for a short while.
It will not make you feel better if you do it only for a short while.
Oh well it 's only for a short while.
Ganesha is left behind alone on a park bench, though only for a short while.
Will you not? Only for a short while.
The divisions reached their positions near midnight, sleeping only for a short while.
And if they do it 's only for a short while.
Though coffee gives instant alertness, the effect lasts only for a short while.
It did concern me, but only for a short while.
Hirsch fought to have the school reopened, but it stayed open only for a short while.
Alfonso did appear, but only for a short while.
Initially the medication did stabilize Emma 's condition, only for a short while.
I cry and laugh, but only for a short while.
Me? I think he did it just to feel normal again if only for a short while.
You see, I knew him only for a short while.
After lunch we were back to Trinidad central place, but only for a short while.
The tactic worked, but only for a short while.
The parents say it 's snowing, but Kimberly says she will be gone only for a short while.
He was there to forget, if only for a short while.
Buying useless junk numbed the pain but only for a short while.
Frozen, outdoors, but only for a short while.
He was exposed to below-freezing temperatures, but only for a short while.
You are not? - I mean, only for a short while.
Actually, his office said he will be here, but only for a short while.
When he came home, he stayed only for a short while.
After eleven songs they left the stage, but only for a short while.
Forgive me . I thought it was only for a short while.
More like -- we were a small rabble . We stopped the British, but only for a short while.

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