all the while
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: during the entire time
He claimed that he was happy, but he was thinking all the while of quitting his job.
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But all the while, his impact on the next generation is not far from his mind.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Koumba uses them like a concierge service, commandeering Air Force One to jet-set around the world, waited on all the while by a retinue of babes in leopard print.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
People are traveling, hosting family and friends, and going to events — all the while keeping up other responsibilities of work and caregiving.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Football, though, has kept churning out legal cases all the while.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Koumba uses them like a concierge service, commandeering Air Force One to jet-set around the world, waited on all the while by a retinue of babes in leopard print.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
People are traveling, hosting family and friends, and going to events — all the while keeping up other responsibilities of work and caregiving.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Football, though, has kept churning out legal cases all the while.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for all the while
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“All the while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the%20while. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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