while away
Example Sentences
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Working his acoustic guitar with a French horn accompaniment — French horns! — he dares us to balance our relentless socioeconomic drive with our deep need to hang out, to while away the hours.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
However, Quigley is wonderful; a character in whose company one would happily while away the hours.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
He added, “This is a little while away from becoming commonplace.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The men, who have known each other since their earliest days in Los Angeles politics, now form a political odd couple while away from their families in California.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024
The frieze alone boasted a thousand sparrows so lifelike that real birds had been known to while away their lives romancing them in vain.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
