while away
phrasal verb
whiled away; whiling away; whiles away
: to spend (time) doing something pleasant and easy
We whiled away the afternoon with a walk around the garden.
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Gather with friends and while away the afternoon with magically spiked concoctions — whether sipping a Jasmine Peach or Cucumber Mint Mystic Tea — and extravagant savory and sweet treats.
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Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Oftentimes, Tupac and Gault wound up whiling away lunch (and beyond) at the Old Town Mall, a run-down shopping center two hops and a skip from Dunbar.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
According to Bball-Index’s stat that measures gravity (how much attention a primary defender pays to his man while away from the ball), Hunter blew away his previous career high in 2024-25.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Green screens, reenactments and, in the case of the two boys, drawings, offered ways to create material while away from home.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Oftentimes, Tupac and Gault wound up whiling away lunch (and beyond) at the Old Town Mall, a run-down shopping center two hops and a skip from Dunbar.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
According to Bball-Index’s stat that measures gravity (how much attention a primary defender pays to his man while away from the ball), Hunter blew away his previous career high in 2024-25.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Green screens, reenactments and, in the case of the two boys, drawings, offered ways to create material while away from home.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for while away
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“While away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/while%20away. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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