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

But shortly after, while thinking about a master’s degree at Brown University, Parker “was fortunate to get back into hockey” through friends that helped her land an assistant coaching gig with the women’s team there.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Chair curled an effort over the bar soon after, while at the other end Seny Dieng saved the Blades' first real effort with his legs after Sharp was put through.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 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

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