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
Shortly after, while crossing the stage to collect his high school diploma, he celebrated by popping a wheelie with his wheelchair.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022
Besides, I’d got so use to not breathing out my nose when he was ’round that jus’ looking at him got me mouth breathing and that ain’t com-fitting after while.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
