Examples of quite a while in a Sentence
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Drews said that the virus is very stable and can live in an environment for quite a while.
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Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 5 Apr. 2024
Joann has been headed toward bankruptcy for quite a while, analyst Neil Saunders of GlobalData said in a statement Monday.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
Creating the cutting-edge optical disk reportedly takes quite a while, and is still comparatively energy inefficient.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
The Milwaukee Brewers have had 2024 circled for quite a while now as a teetering point in the longest consecutive contention cycle the franchise has ever seen.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
The electronic outfit has been working with Hublot for quite a while, too.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
It's been quite a while since ABC has devoted an entire special to a Bachelor Nation couple's wedding.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2023
The movie mythology of the Magical Negro has been talked about for quite a while now.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
The mint flavor is very light, and though the taste doesn’t linger for too long, our mouth felt clean and pleasant for quite a while after brushing.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 5 Apr. 2024
Joann has been headed toward bankruptcy for quite a while, analyst Neil Saunders of GlobalData said in a statement Monday.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
Creating the cutting-edge optical disk reportedly takes quite a while, and is still comparatively energy inefficient.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
The Milwaukee Brewers have had 2024 circled for quite a while now as a teetering point in the longest consecutive contention cycle the franchise has ever seen.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
The electronic outfit has been working with Hublot for quite a while, too.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
It's been quite a while since ABC has devoted an entire special to a Bachelor Nation couple's wedding.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2023
The movie mythology of the Magical Negro has been talked about for quite a while now.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
The mint flavor is very light, and though the taste doesn’t linger for too long, our mouth felt clean and pleasant for quite a while after brushing.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
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“Quite a while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20a%20while. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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