Etymology
Origin of somewhile
Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at some, while
Example Sentences
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I see you are surprised—this, gemmen, is Sir Luke Rookwood, somewhile Luke Bradley, heir to the house of that name, not ten miles distant from this.
From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison
You are to know," quoth she, "that somewhile ago there was appointed a joust at a place not very distant from this.
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard
My dearest boy," it ran, "I believe, in the press of anxious business, your letters and even your allowance have been somewhile neglected.
From The Wrecker by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Now somewhile toward the approach of eventide, Sir Gareth and Lynette and Axatalese came away from that part of the country and to where the forest began again.
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard
Gwen followed the Earl very shortly, and left old Maisie to dream away the time until, somewhile after the final departure of her parents, she was free to return.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
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