Sentence examples for in a long while from inspiring English sources

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"in a long while" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You would use it to describe a length of time that has passed since something happened. For example: "It had been a long while since I had seen my old friend."

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That hasn't happened in a long while".

The New York Times

This was Popovich's most trying season in a long while.

The New York Times

Once in a long while life imitates art.

The New York Times - Arts

Martial was having his best game in a long while.

The Guardian - Sport

For the first time in a long while.

The New York Times

A car hadn't passed in a long while.

The Washington Post

Mitt Romney got one of his better polls in a long while on Wednesday.

The New York Times

I thought of taking pills for the first time in a long while.

The New Yorker

Things have not looked this promising for manufacturing jobs in a long while.

The New York Times

It was the most positive and optimistic assessment in a long while.

Independent

They will play them under heightened expectations for the first time in a long while.

The New York Times - Sports

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