WHILE in a Sentence

Learn WHILE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
372 example sentences for WHILE, such as:
1. I made David my agent while I was abroad.
2. The athlete broke an arm while climbing a cliff.
3. After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while.
4. I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
5. The drummer beat out a steady rhythm while we marched.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of WHILE
while
 n.  a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
Classic Sentence: (206 in 14 pages)
1  I must absent myself from all I loved while thus employed.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
2  Thus has a week passed away, while I have listened to the strangest tale that ever imagination formed.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
3  Even now I cannot recollect without passion my reveries while the work was incomplete.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
4  A frightful selfishness hurried me on, while my heart was poisoned with remorse.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
5  For while I destroyed his hopes, I did not satisfy my own desires.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
6  "You were crazy about him for a while," said Catherine.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
7  I remained, while the storm lasted, watching its progress with curiosity and delight.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
8  For a while I lost sight of Jordan Baker, and then in midsummer I found her again.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
9  Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
10  I sat on the front steps with them while they waited for their car.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
11  They went upstairs to get ready while we three men stood there shuffling the hot pebbles with our feet.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
12  We were all irritable now with the fading ale and, aware of it, we drove for a while in silence.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
13  He watched while the two men standing closest glanced at each other and went unwillingly into the room.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
14  In a little while I heard a low husky sob and saw that the tears were overflowing down his face.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
15  Once in a while she looked up at him and nodded in agreement.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
Example Sentence: (166 in 12 pages)
1  I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
2  After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while.
3  For age and want save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day.
4  I made David my agent while I was abroad.
5  The agent put me on hold while she consulted a colleague.
6  If you're going to rent out your house while you're abroad, you'll need someone to act as your agent here.
7  After a while, we naturally started talking about the children.
8  Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle.
9  One man may steal a horse, while another may not look over the hedge.
10  Don't make any noise while you work, but use your brain.
11  The athlete broke an arm while climbing a cliff.
12  She wrote a seminal article on the subject while she was still a student.
13  Humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest.
14  He who in adversity would have succor, let him be generous while he rests secure.
15  The drummer beat out a steady rhythm while we marched.