after while
Example Sentences
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The car races off soon after, while the cruiser drifts forward and stops.
From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2023
Hines then broke his own record shortly after while winning gold at the 1968 Olympics, where an electronic timer in Mexico City recorded him at 9.95.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023
In 2020, the officer was honored with a lifesaving medal after, while off-duty, he rescued a man from a burning vehicle.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022
Philadelphia sent him to Brooklyn in February in a trade deadline deal for James Harden, but Simmons began to experience back pain soon after while trying to work his way back into shape.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2022
“But after while you need come by yourself. I cannot be away from the field too much—it would be tragedy.”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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