Sentence examples for for a great while from inspiring English sources

And thus for a great while he secretly enjoyed Aruns's wife, corrupting her, and himself corrupted by her.

In 1840, Thomas Carlyle declared that the course of history was set by humanity's great men, and, for a great while, that view of the past held sway.

The Gauls, for a great while, stood wondering at the strangeness of the sight, not daring to approach or touch them, taking them for an assembly of superior beings.

But not every American is a partisan, there is still more to life than politics for most of us, and under the right circumstances people with deep differences can live together in peace for a great while — so long as events do not force a crisis, so long as the great political or social questions don't feel so existential and zero-sum that they cannot be managed or endured.

For a great while they received the short end of the stick with no new features and little attention.

"Most of this territory has a very fine soil, and water sufficient in places to make it equal to Iowa, but the almost total absence of timber may keep it back for a great while.

But for once in a great while, they can be smoothed out on the gym floor rather than on a long couch.

The market wanted the dollar for the first time in a great while, because doing productive things with it was now becoming valuable.

We all have our different jobs and I love the job that I'm doing because I'm working for a great man – while he's happy with me ­riding his horses, I'll always be happy".

Great cultures make for a great experience, while toxic cultures drain and demoralize.

Gray's exceptional service, combined with a geeked out cab make for a great time while cruising around the Austin area.