How to Use after a while in a Sentence

after a while

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Definition of after a whilenext
  • These cruises visit multiple countries over a longer period of time, and after a while, the boat feels like home.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
  • Yet often, after a while, the voices quiet down and the streets empty out—either by force, or from attrition.
    — Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
  • But after a while, some counterprotesters began prying at the barricades of plywood and metal fencing.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
  • Does being tied up in a chair all day take its toll after a while?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2023
  • But after a while, the bigger 8 would loop up and then take a few steps closer.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Holding out my arms in space just to move around the UI gets tiring after a while, too.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Texts would go unanswered, calls missed, and after a while, my bond with Steve felt as lost as my youth.
    — Kui Mwai, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Kevin walked on through the village and, after a while, came to some houses that were being built.
    — Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • What to Consider The label tends to rub off after a while.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
  • But after a while a cold feeling of neglect would begin to grow in us.
    — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Note that synthetic leather can make your feet a bit hot and stinky after a while, so keep that in mind with this pair.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Still, the swearing and gross-out humor loses its bite after a while.
    — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • However, the Ubisoft-esque map that's filled with fetch and dungeon quests that opens up to even more of the same wears on you after a while.
    — Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The air conditioning on board can cause your skin to feel a little dry after a while.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But after a while, plain ol' water can be...well, boring.
    — Rebecca Rakowitz, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And the same process repeated after a while, after the victim was ready to say anything just for the torture to stop.
    — Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Those old orange life preservers were heavy, bulky, hot, and sticky, and many people would take them off after a while.
    — Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But after a while the losses start to pile up and something small becomes a larger issue.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
  • But after a while, your attention span and ability to focus on the same old sets might start to wander.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Yarden, who was running alone, grew exhausted after a while, fell to the ground, and tried to fool the Hamas terrorists who found her by playing dead.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2024
  • That’s definitely a plus since a lot of water play can make water shoes smell musty after a while.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 3 May 2024
  • So much better than just a typical perfume that fades after a while.
    — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2023
  • But after a while Durcan and his colleagues stopped talking about the cuts, even though their budgets continued to fall.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
  • However, in a pool, latex does get damaged from constant chlorine, so after a while, the cap will need to be replaced.
    — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
  • While the wringer feature is also awesome and takes mere seconds to use, lugging around that bucket could be taxing after a while.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Unlike my dad, whose mother returned to claim him after a while, Lily is never restored to her mother’s care.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2023
  • At first, these meals were being catered by outside vendors, but after a while, opening a permanent brick-and-mortar at the plaza seemed wise.
    — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Because base notes last the longest in the fragrance, colognes with stronger base notes may appear to last longer, while subtler base notes may not be noticeable after a while.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • If only rich people get to make movies, obviously that’s going to get stale after a while.
    — William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2022
  • There comes a point where the lack of a finite nature sees elements reoccur after a while, some much sooner than others.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2023

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