How to Use for (quite) some time in a Sentence

for (quite) some time

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  • That hasn’t been the case with these two teams for some time.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But the home run record is sure to be his for some time.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • In the stands the crowd, which had been on its feet for some time, stayed there.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • He became buried in the sand and couldn't be pulled from the hole for some time.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Plus, projects that have been in the works for some time may be ready for a reveal.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • Kelce’s style, for some time now, has been pretty loud and fun.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
  • It’s been for some time, since the beginning of the Benin empire.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • Studio takeovers have been the talk of the town in Hollywood for some time.
    Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • One of my friends has been a member of a couple of these groups for some time.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • There has been, for some time, high interest around both of the films.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 20 July 2023
  • It’s been clear for some time now that these treatments are on the cusp of approval.
    Jayasree K. Iyer, STAT, 12 July 2023
  • Robert Irwin traded in a day at the zoo for some time on the catwalk!
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The man found by the buoys was from Mexico and is believed to have been dead for some time.
    Armando Garcia, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • State police said the Exit 92 off-ramp was closed for some time because of the crash.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
  • But that’s something Congress has been well aware of for some time.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The true cost in lives and economic losses won’t be clear for some time.
    Jenny Gross, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And traders expect the central bank to hold rates at high levels for some time.
    Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 10 July 2023
  • Proposing to Zooey Deschanel has been on Jonathan Scott's mind for quite some time.
    Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • It's been a gradual process, and some of them have been working for some time.
    Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 12 June 2024
  • Gia Peppers has been putting in work in the journalism field for quite some time.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Just ask Paul and Susie Sensmeier, who've already used it for some time now.
    Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The high tax state moniker has clung to California for some time.
    David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The writing has been on the wall for Funimation for quite some time.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The teenager has been living with such threats for some time now but there is no getting used to it.
    Farai Mutsaka, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Plants that have been in a pot for some time may have filled it with roots, leaving less room for soil to hold water.
    Nancy Brachey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But the conscription process had been broken for some time.
    Juan Quiroz, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The keyboard can run for quite some time on battery power.
    Mark Knapp, PCMAG, 4 Sep. 2023
  • While fans are sure to be disappointed by this turn of events, the writing has been on the wall for quite some time.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Banner has wanted to get married for some time but has been busy preparing to be somebody’s husband since 2016.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Sep. 2024
  • OpenAI has been working to get computers to carry out multi-step actions for some time.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2024

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