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Example sentences for "during some"

  • During some years, Henry had been regarded as heir to the house of Lancaster by the party attached to that family; but the title of the house of Lancaster itself was generally thought to be very ill founded.

  • The forces arrived under the command of Lord Willoughby of Broke; and made the Bretons, during some time, masters of the field.

  • During some months he was chief Minister, indeed sole Minister.

  • The Duke had been living, during some years, in retirement.

  • Chatham had, during some time, absented himself from Parliament, in consequence of his growing infirmities.

  • A coldness indeed had, during some months, been fast growing between the brothers-in-law, so long and so closely allied in politics.

  • His pardon, it is true, was not granted in the most honourable form; and he remained, during some time, under the special supervision of the police.

  • In this manner Alfred repelled several inroads of these piratical Danes, and maintained his kingdom, during some years, in safety and tranquillity.

  • During some time he regularly wrote a confession every forenoon when he was sober, and burned it every night when he was merry.

  • He would perhaps have postponed his departure if he had been aware that the French Government had, during some time, been making great preparations for a descent on our island.

  • The young man was by no means deficient in abilities, and had been, during some years, employed in business of grave importance.

  • The Whig Government had, during some time, been torn by internal dissensions.

  • Addison had, during some years, occupied at Chelsea a small dwelling, once the abode of Nell Gwynn.

  • It seemed likely at this time that a general reconciliation would put an end to the quarrels which had, during some years, weakened and disgraced the government of Bengal.

  • But there was, during some months, a perceptible relaxation of that energy by which he had been distinguished.

  • During some time he would listen to no expostulation.

  • Indeed, he had so many enemies that, during some months, it seemed doubtful whether he would, on any terms, be suffered to retain the splendid reward which he had earned by persecuting the Whigs and by sitting in the High Commission.

  • This duplicity of conduct, joined to some appearance of an imperious superiority assumed by her, had drawn a peevish letter from Mary; and the seemingly amicable correspondence between the two queens was, during some time, interrupted.

  • The queen of Scots herself was removed to Coventry; all access to her was, during some time, more strictly prohibited; and Viscount Hereford was joined to the earls of Shrewsbury and Huntingdon in the office of guarding her.

  • The austere warriors who ruled the nation had, during some months, meditated a fearful vengeance on the captive King.

  • And thus he had, during some years a real prospect of attaining the monarchy of Europe, and of exceeding the empire of Charlemagne, perhaps equalling that of ancient Rome.

  • The king wrote to the council, ordering them to supersede the levying of those fines: but Middleton found means, during some time, to elude these orders.

  • He had however now lived, during some years, among the English, and believed himself to be pretty well acquainted with their temper.

  • The stately and gorgeous appearance which the English embassy made on public occasions was, during some time, the general topic of conversation at Paris.

  • That the late King had been at heart a Roman Catholic had been, during some months, suspected and whispered, but not formally announced.

  • William Douglas, Duke of Queensberry, was Lord Treasurer, and had, during some years, been considered as first minister.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "during some" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    acute attack; during his; during many; during our; during recent; during some; during that; during the; during the breeding season; during the last years; during the present session; during the rainy season; during the same period; during the whole time; during their; during which; extremely well; free education; gold chain; heeled boots; immediately below; little place; move quickly; responsible authority; seven inches; special license