a while ago
Example Sentences
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Sir Keir Starmer's departure as prime minister on Monday seems rather a while ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
They said they stopped feeding the animals a while ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
So how’s it all going since we last checked in a while ago?
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
We also stopped quite a while ago and Mercedes and Red Bull are the two teams that pushed for a bit longer so it is not a complete surprise.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
“The antiques they carried out a while ago must have been worth a million all by themselves.”
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
