Synonym: awhile. Similar words: after a while, awhile, once in a while, every once in a while, while, while away, erstwhile, meanwhile. Meaning: adv. for a short time.
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91. It was fun for a while, but the novelty wore off .
92. Why don't you lie down on the sofa for a while?
93. Remaining in the deep water for a while, she begins to kick her way up towards the surface.
94. For want of anything better to do I watched television for a while.
95. Horses should be walked for a while after a race.
96. We've thought for a while that he was having a bit on the side.
97. Prices have been stable for a while, but they are beginning to edge up again now.
98. He may not have seen off the challengers for the leadership of the party, but he has at least silenced them for a while.
99. I thought I'd hang around for a while and see if she comes.
100. He was lost in the con-templation of the landscape for a while.
101. An old worker spread his padded coat on the floor and insisted that I lie down for a while.
102. It was rumoured that he had been interned in an asylum for a while.
103. They've decided to postpone having a family for a while.
104. He decided to lie low for a while after the report came out.
105. When we moved we had to put our furniture in storage for a while.
106. I'm feeling rather peculiar I think I'll lie down for a while.
107. I think I'll just drop over to Jim's for a while.
108. The poor baby deer struggled for a while and then died.
109. Will it incommode you if I use your computer for a while?
110. We batted back and forth the plan for a while, but in the end decided against it as we hadn't enough money.
111. Not wanting to make my controversial views known yet, I preferred to follow the crowd for a while.
112. Let's think about it for a while, for a few days anyway.
113. I wasn't expecting the interviewer to ask about my private life and was left floundering for a while.
114. The job was never going to make me rich, but it kept me in beer money for a while.
115. When I finished college, I travelled around for a while before I got my first job.
116. For a while she looked puzzled; then her brow cleared.
117. He was improving for a while, but I fear he's sliding back into his old habits. Sentencedict.com
118. They decided they would try living in America for a while.
119. 'Sit down.'--'I prefer standing for a while, if you don't mind.'.
120. Would you like me to take over for a while?
More similar words: after a while, awhile, once in a while, every once in a while, while, while away, erstwhile, meanwhile, worthwhile, worth while, make hay while the sun shines, straw hat, a white lie, a white elephant, whilst, pedophile, bibliophile, as a whole, galileo galilei, raw, draw, craw, drawn, straw, brawn, crawl, faraway, brawl, drawl, whim.