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Example sentences for "while when"

  • Then it always has to rest for some little time after uncoiling its tail from a branch, while when it coils it round another it stops and rests again.

  • The consequence is that when it strikes with the right foot its head turns to the left, while when it strikes with the left foot its head turns to the right.

  • The last was in Castilian, and one of the Canarios went scrambling down the ladder, while when he came back with an armful of duck clothing Jefferson held out a jar to his comrade.

  • She sped like a toboggan on an icy slide, though it seemed to Austin that the comparison was faulty, because she went fastest uphill, while when he rose upright for a moment he could see no shore at all.

  • Without a thought of weariness they worked most of the night, and the lads did not even notice the horrible smell, while when at last the deck was swilled down Niven went forward and leaned a moment over the rail in the bows.

  • When there was need of judicious speech or care in matters financial it was Harry's tact or calculations that solved the difficulty, while when it came to a hard grapple with natural difficulties I led the way.

  • I choked over the mouthful of spirits, which I needed badly enough, and then sat shivering wide awake beside the fire through the long bitter night, while when at daybreak I called the others, they both rose with a suspicious readiness.

  • When this rotary motion is in one direction the band is expanded; while when it is reversed it is contracted, and the direction of motion of shaft H is reversed.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "while when" 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:
    dumb animals; human actions; iron ring; lukewarm water; mighty lord; perfectly clean; second attack; stairs again; turning about; while after; while ago; while another; while back; while engaged; while even; while every; while listening; while lying; while still; while that; while thou; while waiting; while warm; while working; while yet; white background