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• Your hands go to the same chords all the time after a while.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
• The paint kit held up strong for a few months but after a while, cutting boards, small appliances, and general wear and tear began to rip up the paint.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
• That can sometimes work for a long time even, but after a while, cracks start to form.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 June 2024
• Does being tied up in a chair all day take its toll after a while?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2023
• But after a while, the bigger 8 would loop up and then take a few steps closer.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
• Holding out my arms in space just to move around the UI gets tiring after a while, too.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
• The Pocket 386 is fun for a while, but the shortcomings and the broken stuff start to wear on you after a while.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
• So after a while hanging around the same city and being in the same scene — success doesn’t seem so sweet.
  — Jim Greer, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2024
• Texts would go unanswered, calls missed, and after a while, my bond with Steve felt as lost as my youth.
  — Kui Mwai, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2023
• Kevin walked on through the village and, after a while, came to some houses that were being built.
  — Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
• What to Consider The label tends to rub off after a while.
  — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
• But after a while a cold feeling of neglect would begin to grow in us.
  — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023
• Note that synthetic leather can make your feet a bit hot and stinky after a while, so keep that in mind with this pair.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024
• Still, the swearing and gross-out humor loses its bite after a while.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• And then fewer speeches to give, and, after a while, less of everything else in their lives.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
• However, the Ubisoft-esque map that's filled with fetch and dungeon quests that opens up to even more of the same wears on you after a while.
  — Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
• The air conditioning on board can cause your skin to feel a little dry after a while.
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2023
• But after a while, plain ol' water can be...well, boring.
  — Rebecca Rakowitz, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
• And the same process repeated after a while, after the victim was ready to say anything just for the torture to stop.
  — Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2022
• Those old orange life preservers were heavy, bulky, hot, and sticky, and many people would take them off after a while.
  — Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
• But visiting even the most exciting places can take a toll after a while.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
• But after a while the losses start to pile up and something small becomes a larger issue.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
• But after a while, your attention span and ability to focus on the same old sets might start to wander.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
• Yarden, who was running alone, grew exhausted after a while, fell to the ground, and tried to fool the Hamas terrorists who found her by playing dead.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2024
• That’s definitely a plus since a lot of water play can make water shoes smell musty after a while.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 3 May 2024
• So much better than just a typical perfume that fades after a while.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2023
• But after a while Durcan and his colleagues stopped talking about the cuts, even though their budgets continued to fall.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• Yet often, after a while, the voices quiet down and the streets empty out—either by force, or from attrition.
  — Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
• However, in a pool, latex does get damaged from constant chlorine, so after a while, the cap will need to be replaced.
  — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
• The notes are as bold as its name: Lavender and almond hit your nose first but after a while, the scent shifts to a spicy finish that includes tonka bean and musky cashmeran.
  — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 13 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024