How to Use while away in a Sentence

while away

verb
  • Simmons has missed four games while away from the team.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Or, while away a few hours at the new Mill Camp winery and cidery.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
  • Many times, pet owners will use these playpens indoors, outdoors and while away from home.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In some areas, the roads were paved, while away from civilization they were topped with a layer of small stones.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The posh neighborhood also boasts art galleries, high-end shopping, and chic cafes to while away a few hours in.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
  • What if she’s just being kept in whatever room Teddy Fenig is whiling away in?
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Long picnic tables await out front under a tall metal awning, perfect for whiling away a warm afternoon.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Green screens, reenactments and, in the case of the two boys, drawings, offered ways to create material while away from home.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Campers can while away their hours with axe throwing, Quidditch matches, foam sword fights, live-action role-play, escape room challenges and more.
    — Robin Roenker, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • That’s why some flight attendants choose to invest in a portable travel steamer to help keep their uniforms wrinkle-free while away from home.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The company hasn't detailed the self-balancing tech either, and that might indicate that this vehicle is a while away.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Simply pre-download content from a streaming service or pay the smaller fee for Wi-Fi on the plane to while away hours in the air with a good show.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Even more interesting, nearly half of travelers cook their own meals while away, making grocery store runs a necessity.
    — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The dog-friendly outdoor space practically beckons visitors to grab a glass and a seat to while away a pleasant weekend afternoon.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • As such, early iterations of Magic relied on paper cards, at a time when whiling away the hours around the dining table was commonplace.
    — Saro McKenna, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Where kids whiled away summers abroad, or at Ivy League enrichment programs—not serving coffee and sweeping floors for minimum wage.
    — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • Should the weather not comply, while away the hours at Black Dog Salvage and see what’s playing at the historic Grandin Theater.
    — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
  • There, the Filipino crew is shown trying to while away the long hours aboard the vessel — whether with a game of cards, a call with family far away at home, or a live band formed to bring some entertainment.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The bar’s mascot, Wakeman’s 5-year-old Shar Pei, Wrigley, whiled away the afternoon, roaming from cool spot to cool spot on the barroom’s floor.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • From Michelin restaurants and vintage cocktails to quirky underground activities and the great outdoors, the region offers various ways to while away a weekend or even a whole week.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Known for having some of the bluest water in the world, visitors to Albania can go kayaking or rafting, explore the water through diving, or while away the day on the country's gorgeous beaches.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Pull up the dinghy to The Ranch Escapade, where pristine white sand invites visitors to while away the day with ice-cold drinks and simple, savory Caribbean fare.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Oftentimes, Tupac and Gault wound up whiling away lunch (and beyond) at the Old Town Mall, a run-down shopping center two hops and a skip from Dunbar.
    — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • It’s all found just a mile from the Atlantic Ocean inside an old converted gas station, and the long picnic tables under the tall metal awning out front are ideal for whiling away a dreamy barbecue afternoon.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Shopping in downtown Cambria is a nice way to while away an afternoon as well, and that will put you relatively close to Robin’s Restaurant, which has been serving eclectic comfort food in this community for years.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Shopping in downtown Cambria is a nice way to while away an afternoon as well, and that will put you relatively close to Robin’s Restaurant, which has been serving eclectic comfort food in this community for years.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
  • But no one would fault you for bypassing all of that and whiling away the afternoon at the spa, which has an indoor-outdoor heated hydrotherapy pool, an infrared sauna, a fitness center, an indoor pool, and a handful of thermal cabins like the Japanese salt and amethyst rooms.
    — Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
  • According to Bball-Index’s stat that measures gravity (how much attention a primary defender pays to his man while away from the ball), Hunter blew away his previous career high in 2024-25.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Gather with friends and while away the afternoon with magically spiked concoctions — whether sipping a Jasmine Peach or Cucumber Mint Mystic Tea — and extravagant savory and sweet treats.
    — Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The arts and entertainment neighborhood situated around scenic Bruner Pond and Frazier Creek, is a wonderful place to while away an afternoon popping into shops and galleries and checking out the plentiful fine art sculptures and murals.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025

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