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Example sentences for "whilst they"

  • Whilst they were in rubbing of him, there was read unto him some chapter of the holy Scripture aloud and clearly, with a pronunciation fit for the matter, and hereunto was appointed a young page born in Basche, named Anagnostes.

  • There they were received with joyful acclamations, and eagerly attended to, whilst they endeavoured to instruct the savages in the Christian faith, and to instil into their minds a sense of religion.

  • Whilst they ought to have taken a complete survey of all things in the open plain, they amused themselves with playing cards in the shade.

  • Whilst my bones are broken, my enemies who trouble me have reproached me; Whilst they say to me day by day: Where is thy God?

  • So the posts went speedily from city to city, through the land of Ephraim, and of Manasses, even to Zabulon, whilst they laughed at them and mocked them.

  • Whilst they hesitate, the spoil already became the property of the soldiers; nor could it be taken from them, except by means calculated to excite dissatisfaction.

  • Whilst they did so, it was evident the tongue of that poor player made some impression on his fair hearer.

  • He therefore ran near the floating castles of the enemy, and poured in his broadsides, whilst they found it almost impossible to bring their great ordnance to bear, ere he was off again.

  • These things, whilst they contributed to elucidate her story, more deeply interested him.

  • Any of his friends or acquaintance who fell into the people's hands, whilst they were in this fury, did not fail to meet with very severe usage.

  • They occur in one or two places as agglomerates, as in the vicinity of Mount Thuku on the north coast and near Undu Point; whilst they form “flows” overlying the pumiceous tuffs at Vunikondi.

  • Whilst they, therefore, would have willingly granted him money for a war with France, they dreaded to do it, knowing how it would go in folly, and believing how it would go to strengthen despotism.

  • Whilst they were in this divided state, Monmouth's army appeared in sight on the 22nd of June.

  • There are certain aberrations observable among philosophers, which lead us to think that these men were possessed of some true discernment in their lucid moments, or whilst they were in the Catholic religion.

  • In France, there was a time when kings had nothing but the name, and the government was entirely in the hands of their generals, whilst they, like animals, were occupied only with gluttony and luxurious living.

  • So, whilst they to hell Are posting with their prize, I'll steal to heaven: Wolf, dost thou grin?

  • He must have had an extraordinary notion of her energy when he first proposed to her, whilst they met in Clanranald's house, to take the Prince with her to Skye, dressed up in woman's clothes.

  • Whilst they were in the market-place, they caused the Chevalier to be proclaimed King, and then asked for the magistrates.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "whilst they" 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:
    accounted worthy; ainsi que; comparatively large; counted upon; dire que; four eggs; good action; good mother; heavy losses; makes them; nearly round; rough draft; small flock; strongly keeled; when suddenly; where will; whilst others; whilst speaking; whilst still; whilst the; whilst they; whilst those; whilst young; would fain; written about; young life