for a spell
Example Sentences
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And it is there Woods will rest for a spell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Administration officials try to pull Dr. Fauci and others off air for a spell to reassess their overall communications strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
I called Barcelona home for a spell, and I feel the draw to cap this visit by seeing an old doughy friend.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
She lived with her grandmother for a spell, supported herself for another and eventually fled to Edinburgh, Scotland, while still a teenager, working in a hostel bar for a year before returning to Norway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
Sitting up in bed, Harry turned the book sideways so as to examine more closely the scribbled instructions for a spell that seemed to have caused the Prince some trouble.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
