for a spell
Example Sentences
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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
In the form below, share a photo of a beloved item that you hide for most of the time but bring back for a spell every year, whether for a holiday season or something else.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
But if the storm tracks right across the UK, there is the potential for a spell of particularly wet, windy and possibly disruptive weather.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024
You and your wife, Susie, moved to Los Angeles from Brighton for a spell after your son Arthur died.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024
As Gideon and I sat for a spell, just the two of us, right there on the train tracks, I told him the story I’d needed to hear.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
