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

Exeter upped the pressure, with Schickerling having a try disallowed for a knock-on soon after, while Richard Capstick, Ruben van Heerden and Dave Ewers were all held up over the line by Leicester's defence.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2022

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

The fact that Meta then scooped up Supernatural developer Within soon after while also offering an “Active Pack” of fitness-focused accessories for the Quest 2 is further proof of Zuckerberg’s bullishness on VR fitness.

From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2022

Then after while Miss Ernestine got to sayin’ g’night to everbody else in the graveyard, callin’m all by name.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns