How to Use for (quite) some time in a Sentence

for (quite) some time

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Definition of for (quite) some timenext
  • At one point, tied to the artificial whale, he was lost for some time at sea among 10-foot-high waves.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
  • Built in 1908, the recreation center has needed repairs for some time.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Some clouds of primordial gas should have persisted for some time after the big bang, perhaps hundreds of millions of years.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
  • Rodrigo hasn’t said what will happen when the timer runs out, but she’s been talking about the follow-up to her debut album, Sour, for some time.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 June 2023
  • The spyware incident raises concerns that Kaspersky may have suffered a compromise for some time.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 1 June 2023
  • If this interaction is anything to go by, then fans will probably see LL Cool J stick around for some time.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 29 May 2023
  • But for some time, legal experts have pointed to the current case involving classified documents as the one that represented the greatest legal risk for Trump.
    — Dan Balz, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • That hasn’t been the case with these two teams for some time.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But the home run record is sure to be his for some time.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • In the stands the crowd, which had been on its feet for some time, stayed there.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • He became buried in the sand and couldn't be pulled from the hole for some time.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Plus, projects that have been in the works for some time may be ready for a reveal.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • Kelce’s style, for some time now, has been pretty loud and fun.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
  • It’s been for some time, since the beginning of the Benin empire.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • Studio takeovers have been the talk of the town in Hollywood for some time.
    — Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • There has been, for some time, high interest around both of the films.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 20 July 2023
  • It’s been clear for some time now that these treatments are on the cusp of approval.
    — Jayasree K. Iyer, STAT, 12 July 2023
  • Robert Irwin traded in a day at the zoo for some time on the catwalk!
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The man found by the buoys was from Mexico and is believed to have been dead for some time.
    — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • State police said the Exit 92 off-ramp was closed for some time because of the crash.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
  • But that’s something Congress has been well aware of for some time.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The true cost in lives and economic losses won’t be clear for some time.
    — Jenny Gross, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And traders expect the central bank to hold rates at high levels for some time.
    — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 10 July 2023
  • Proposing to Zooey Deschanel has been on Jonathan Scott's mind for quite some time.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • It's been a gradual process, and some of them have been working for some time.
    — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 12 June 2024
  • Gia Peppers has been putting in work in the journalism field for quite some time.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Just ask Paul and Susie Sensmeier, who've already used it for some time now.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The high tax state moniker has clung to California for some time.
    — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The writing has been on the wall for Funimation for quite some time.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Feb. 2024
  • An inveterate traveler who grew up partly in the Philippines and has visited more than 120 countries, Jones had nurtured the dream for some time.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2024

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