Etymology
Origin of somewhile
Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at some, while
Example Sentences
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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
I know myself indifferently well as François Villon, Master of Arts, broker of ballads and somewhile bibber and brawler.
From If I Were King by McCarthy, Justin
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
For a sentence which she had spoken somewhile since, drummed in my ears to the exclusion of her present speech, and the import of it shone in my mind like a clear light.
From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
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