all the while
idiom
: 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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The Met Gala serves to raise money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, all the while giving celebrities a chance to live out their wildest haute couture dreams.
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EW.com, 7 May 2024
But when one of their mutual friends getting married goes missing after having a Runaway Bride moment, Emma and Finn are forced to go on a road trip together in search of their friend, all the while maybe or maybe not experiencing a few sparks along the way.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
And because of Terance Mann and Amir Coffey, who started in place of Kawhi Leonard (inflammation in his right knee), the Clippers took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series because those two followed the defensive game plan all the while knowing that Doncic and Irving could erupt at any time.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
For now, Goody remains at her post in the mill each day, happily quizzing clients on the phone, training weavers, inspecting fabric, creating samples and rushing orders for costume designers, all the while bringing us closer to a past that, thanks to her, feels newly tangible.
—Rachel Dickinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
During various songs, she was lifted high above the floor in a carriage and moved from one end of the arena to the other, all the while singing and dancing 30 feet above the crowd.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Yet all the while, the faithfulness of God nudges the actions of these fallible people along the path toward law, justice and mercy.
—Francis Spufford, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Everybody is struggling in some way, and all the while, the wildfire looms.
—Kayla Maiuri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
The prosecution also linked Creech to at least six other murders, including the stabbing death of a 70-year-old man in Arizona in 1973, all the while still bragging for years about others, Longhurst said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
EW.com, 7 May 2024
But when one of their mutual friends getting married goes missing after having a Runaway Bride moment, Emma and Finn are forced to go on a road trip together in search of their friend, all the while maybe or maybe not experiencing a few sparks along the way.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
And because of Terance Mann and Amir Coffey, who started in place of Kawhi Leonard (inflammation in his right knee), the Clippers took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series because those two followed the defensive game plan all the while knowing that Doncic and Irving could erupt at any time.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
For now, Goody remains at her post in the mill each day, happily quizzing clients on the phone, training weavers, inspecting fabric, creating samples and rushing orders for costume designers, all the while bringing us closer to a past that, thanks to her, feels newly tangible.
—Rachel Dickinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
During various songs, she was lifted high above the floor in a carriage and moved from one end of the arena to the other, all the while singing and dancing 30 feet above the crowd.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Yet all the while, the faithfulness of God nudges the actions of these fallible people along the path toward law, justice and mercy.
—Francis Spufford, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Everybody is struggling in some way, and all the while, the wildfire looms.
—Kayla Maiuri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
The prosecution also linked Creech to at least six other murders, including the stabbing death of a 70-year-old man in Arizona in 1973, all the while still bragging for years about others, Longhurst said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
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