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Example sentences for "even while"

  • As may be imagined, his heart grew bitter at the thought of it, even while he grimly determined that he would win this battle.

  • Still, a kind of loyalty held him to them, even while he refused to participate in what they proposed to do.

  • The daily routine, the constant surveillance of the warders, the thousand indignities to which he was subjected, made him, even while he said nothing, grind his teeth with passion and swear to be revenged in his own time.

  • He wanted to be loyal to his companions, even while he was innocent of willingly acting with them.

  • Being of an exceedingly sensitive disposition, he resented the things that were said even while he made no reply; many, as they caught the flash of his eyes, realised something of the passion that lay smouldering in his heart.

  • Mark was secretly amused with this proposition, even while it pleased him.

  • Nevertheless, he imputed the strange and fearful roar of the cliffs to some control of the whites over the power of the hills, and regarded it as a friendly roar, even while he trembled.

  • He retained the gravity of a judge, even while he drank like a fish, partly from his own natural inclination to good liquor, partly in the way of good fellowship towards his guests.

  • Indeed, you could form no conception of the state of the Protestant Church here, even while I write, although you might form a very gorgeous one of the Establishment.

  • Ford Foster looked out to seaward, even while he was hauling his best upon the sail halyards.

  • Dab thanked Mrs. Myers for that, even while he wished he had Ford Foster's tongue to do it with.

  • It was simply impossible for him to imagine that he was pulling in fish, or having any other kind of fun, while he was sawing wood, or even while splitting it.

  • Even while I was hesitating, and the men were breaking each other's heads, a superior officer rode up, with his sword drawn, and his face on fire.

  • Lady Dedlock is always the same exhausted deity, surrounded by worshippers, and terribly liable to be bored to death, even while presiding at her own shrine.

  • We were obliged to take notice of that with our sense of sight, even while, with our sense of hearing, we followed the poor child who had tumbled downstairs: I think into the back kitchen, where somebody seemed to stifle him.

  • Yet, even while speaking, the young man knew his advocacy to be but half-hearted.

  • And so he fought them--even while he indulged them.

  • Even while he spoke there came a rat-a-tat at the front door, and Mary had to hurry off.

  • Better for him to get it out," he thought to himself, even while he winced at John's scurrility.

  • He was indignant and angry, and all the more so because he had been outwitted, even while he was attempting to outwit his unscrupulous competitor.

  • Go on," replied Wilton, deeply interested in the proceeding, even while he was amused at its formality.

  • Let us keep sweet, If so we may, our hearts, even while we eat The bitter harvest of our own device And half a century's moral cowardice.

  • Even while I look, I can but heed The restless sands' incessant fall, Importunate hours that hours succeed, Each clamorous with its own sharp need, And duty keeping pace with all.

  • Words will not serve me, alms alone suffice; Even while I speak perchance my first-born dies.

  • And so we often pass each other in the world when we meet, as did these two, even while together in the same town.

  • The Dryad felt a terror like a woman who has cut asunder her pulse-artery in the bath, but is filled again with the love of life, even while she is bleeding to death.

  • Merciful God, enlighten my understanding, shed light upon my heart; for I cannot comprehend the arrangements of Thy providence, even while I bow to the decree of Thy almighty wisdom and power.

  • I could smell the violets, even while I was placing warm penny pieces against the frozen panes to make peep-holes, and a pretty view it was on which I peeped.

  • Even while running, the short, stumpy wings were used to aid its flight and steady its body, which rocked, and rolled, and swayed to and fro like a ship in a head sea.

  • In fact, even while he was speaking he dismounted near Smith's cart, and we quickly followed his example.

  • I never was a favorite of yours, even while at the hulks," replied the bushranger, with a gloomy scowl.

  • Even while we were talking, the bugle sounded to mount, so anxious were the men to reach the city.

  • Even while conversing, he led me to his neat and commodious private room, as though the sight of his wealth would soften my heart, and awe me to subjection to his will.

  • Even while I write, my burning cheeks are wet.

  • His excellence is now acknowledged; but, even while admitted, not duly appreciated.

  • Even while he wept the offences he had committed, he yielded to the first temptation to repeat his crimes.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "even while" 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:
    among world; being weary; even after; even before; even break; even down; even from; even like; even now; even should; even supposing; even then; even till; even unto; even went; even were; even where; even while; even worse; evening dress; five parts; greater numbers; known fact; seek for; tissue paper; vast numbers