Sentence examples for while I once from inspiring English sources

Indonesia was dodgy for a while — I once encountered Javanese mobs beheading people — but it settled down, the extremist threat diminished, and Indonesia is now a stable (if unfinished) democracy.

While I once represented a major genealogical company, I have not been affiliated with it for more than five years.

While I once had a crush on a guy named Vinnie Borusso, I have never so much as kissed a guy who would fall into the "guido" category.

My work still meant a lot to me, but while I once thought that publishing a book would make me feel that I'd arrived, publishing two taught me that arrival is elusive.

While I once believed my sole purpose was to interview people and work red carpets, I found a future in investigative journalism that I'm excited to explore as I begin at my university.

While I once reserved sympathy and admiration for the Svoboda nationalists and their fierce devotion to the Ukrainian cause, I lost much sympathy and respect for them after today's protest.

I am trying to get at certain emotional truths, I guess, and after a while any certainty I once had about how things actually occurred eroded.

I actually did feel like I was pretty safe for a while, but once I realized I was going to be laid off, I almost welcomed it.

I hadn't thought consciously about it for a while, and once I did, I realized that it made me who I am now.

Once in a while, I got punched.

I didn't get good at it for a while, but once I did, I didn't play much longer (insert reference to "The Best Days of My Life" here).