short while
Example Sentences
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I go through bottle after bottle of medicine, only to have them return a short while later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
A short while after that podcast, the former Conservative home secretary, Suella Braverman, described herself as 'British Asian' but not English.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
In short, while retirees have a variety of health-insurance arrangements, out-of-pocket health spending took a substantial chunk out of Social Security benefits and total income — except for low-income people who are covered by Medicaid.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
In short, while the SaaS-led scare may be overblown, the root questions that prompted it can’t be easily dismissed or resolved.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
But they remained together a short while longer.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
