Examples of a (good) long while in a Sentence
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The band will play Stagecoach this year, but that will be it for a long while.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
The Steinways may have been silent for a long while.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Chiefs 34, Raiders 20 The next time the 49ers catch a break on the injury front will be the first time in a long while.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Life was exceedingly dull, monotonous, and uncertain for a long while, Curry wrote.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
The Steinways may have been silent for a long while.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Chiefs 34, Raiders 20 The next time the 49ers catch a break on the injury front will be the first time in a long while.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Life was exceedingly dull, monotonous, and uncertain for a long while, Curry wrote.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for a (good) long while
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“A (good) long while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20%28good%29%20long%20while. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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