Sentence examples for thrive for a while from inspiring English sources

Pubs, bars and clubs spring up in one area, thrive for a while and then fade away, only to pop up somewhere else.

Like all natural beings, languages also come into being, thrive for a while, and eventually die.

Poorly-managed companies can thrive for a while, but not forever.

I know that ignorance can appear to thrive for a while, but you should know that it must not, cannot and does not last.

The competitions thrived for a while after World War II, then waned again until recent years.

The city's Grand Opera House opened in 1906, and thrived for a while.

Last season, the Pirates' pitchers — Burnett in particular — thrived for a while with Rod Barajas, a strong defensive catcher with a commanding presence.

VPL thrived for a while, selling 1.3m basic data gloves to Mattel, a toymaker, and a smaller number of high-end gloves to NASA and IBM.

Pendle tells the story of Synanon, a group which started as an offshoot of Alcoholics Anonymous, thrived for a while as a cutting-edge addiction-therapy community, and finally morphed into a violent mystic cult.

Even after the Panic of 1837 Sully's business thrived for a while, and he decamped temporarily to London to paint a commissioned full-length portrait of the young Queen Victoria.

For tips on thriving for a while in a deserted location, see How to live on a deserted island.