all the while
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.77 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
At the same time as, usually over an extended period.
Example Sentences
- "The good fortune which attended him throughout life may have been partly owing to this cause as well as to his undoubted valour, for though he never lost a battle, nothing is more astounding than his imprudence and the easy confidence with which he trusted Somerset, Warwick, Montague, and others, all the while they were betraying him."
- "Sulla, encamped near Scipio, and amusing him with caresses under pretence of an approaching peace, was all the while corrupting his troops."
- "And all with that vital piece of evidence burning a hole in his pocket the while!"
- "All the while, my intention was to amuse her, and divert her out of her hellish thoughts, and show to her the wide world of which she could now be a part."