whilst

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the cloud that has been lurking across southern Scotland and Northern Ireland should clear and whilst not as hot it will at least be sunny.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

We have started to make steps towards change whilst in government and I have been grateful for your support.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“I’m not aware of huge numbers of elderly people falling out of windows whilst cleaning them,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"JNIM pursues a political-religious agenda, centred on the establishment of sharia law and the rejection of foreign forces, whilst the FLA champions a territorial and autonomist agenda, centred on Azawad," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Folks that had been farther out whilst we runged the bell started showing up.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis