How to Use quite a while in a Sentence

quite a while

noun
Definition of quite a whilenext
  • It’s been around for quite a while, and that play takes the line of scrimmage out of it.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Melissa has been on the wish list for this show for quite a while.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
  • And it's had a thing for sporty expander vans for quite a while.
    — New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024
  • CHROs have been toiling in the shadows for quite a while.
    — Azure Gilman, Fortune, 3 May 2024
  • The 216 has actually been in the skies for quite a while.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The Adriana had been struggling for quite a while by then.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
  • Before her book and doc dropped, Pam had stayed out of the spotlight for quite a while.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Byer has been a big fan of cooking shows for quite a while.
    — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Child-rearing requires us to be grown-ups for quite a while.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Burnes has reportedly also been in the sights of the Red Sox for quite a while.
    — Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • And the residual effects of that injury is gonna stay with him for quite a while.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The Moore name has been around West Virginia politics for quite a while.
    — 538 and Abc News, ABC News, 14 May 2024
  • The competition for state funding is fierce and has been for quite a while.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2024
  • There was no greatness to be acknowledged for quite a while.
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2023
  • So The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been in development for quite a while.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Drews said that the virus is very stable and can live in an environment for quite a while.
    — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Hickman approached the agency in 2016 wanting to help find species that hadn’t been spotted in the area in quite a while.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Oregon gear has been in demand for quite a while, whereas the uptick in OSU gear is recent.
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The movie mythology of the Magical Negro has been talked about for quite a while now.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Hay wagon trysts have been absent from world drama for quite a while.
    — David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
  • The electronic outfit has been working with Hublot for quite a while, too.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Leading all sectors for the first time in quite a while was the utility sector, which gained 19.4%.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • There may even be a period of sleet that will continue for quite a while.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Unlike those guys, however, Kaepernick has been away from the game for quite a while.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • While the event was shocking, the underlying mood has been building for quite a while.
    — Christopher Miller, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Other fresh fruit can stay good for quite a while when stored properly.
    — Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The resurgence has been growing for quite a while now, and the cropped length is poised for mega sartorial fame this spring.
    — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 12 Apr. 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
  • The past few years have been pivotal for Italy’s top league, Serie A, which has not seen this kind of optimism in quite a while.
    — Andrew Das, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The Mets have been the favorites for quite a while in the Alonso sweepstakes, but now the rest of the suitors have effectively taken themselves out of the race.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024

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