a (good) long while

noun

: a long time
I haven't seen her for a (good) long while.

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In fact, an IG showed up to grill McGee and was poised to bench him for a long while, when evidence began to come together incriminating LaRoche in a recent heist pulled off using U.S. Navy tech. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 Apr. 2025 For a long while, the Conservatives were favored to win, bigly. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025 This is thanks in part to the arrival of new #1 Étoile, the new series from the creator of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Gilmore Girls, the former of which ended up being one of the most beloved shows on Amazon Prime Video for a long while. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 The teenage daughter had not been living with her mother for a long while, cops were told. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for a (good) long while

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“A (good) long while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20%28good%29%20long%20while. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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