Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Whilst, the meaning.

Frequent word

Whilst in a sentence

Whilst meaning

Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.

Example sentences (20)

A woman threw water ‘as hot as tea’ at a care manager in a hospital whilst repeatedly screaming a racist slur at her.

BTW, whilst you said you were struggling, you had us rocking and dining our heads off with you to your amazing songs.

Defending, Simon Mintz, said his client has suffered a great deal in the past 18 months whilst awaiting his sentence.

A change in formation was discussed at half time to shore up the defence whilst still maintaining an attacking threat.

As reported by Sky News, Harry "nodded at points" whilst he "diligently made notes in a black leather notepad".

Families were able to take pictures, pet and feed the animals whilst carrying out their Christmas shopping at the Yard.

Former staffer Holly Laing says she came up against that assumption again and again whilst working at the retail chain.

But whilst the concept grew in startup land, the applications of local, shared work hubs spread well beyond its borders.

And all these entrepreneurs are already finding ways to drive value for one another whilst building a profitable business.

Entry tickets are £18 for a child and £22 for an adult whilst entry tickets with a train ride are £21 and £25 respectively.

All of this has been achieved, whilst building a strong financial position and creating attractive returns for shareholders.

At 8.00am on Sunday 29th October, whilst walking my dog to the Sports Complex, the smell from Emerald Biogas was horrendous.

A third said: "Another addition, whilst still owning its predecessor, and it does what it says on the tin.

Following this, a road in Cold Norton is closing whilst new connection works are undertaken by Openreach.

Friday's Gourock Park event will run from 6-8pm, whilst the events at Lunderston Bay on Saturday will be on from 4.30-6.30pm.

Another hurdle is his need for a lyricist - his previous co-lead singer used to write the lyrics, whilst he composed the music.

During last week’s policing patrols, 35 drivers were reported for using a mobile phone whilst driving.

Each year we seem to say goodbye to dozens of our favourite stores whilst simultaneously welcoming new businesses into the city.

A right-winger is not essential in January, but whilst Almiron is in good form, it would be a good time to bring in an understudy.

A Magisterial Inquiry was appointed into the case, whilst Police investigations are still ongoing.

These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with whilst

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • whilst the 15×
  • whilst he 10×
  • and whilst
  • driving whilst
  • whilst in
  • whilst also
  • whilst we
  • that whilst
  • said whilst
  • whilst it

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whilst" in a sentence?
An example: "A woman threw water ‘as hot as tea’ at a care manager in a hospital whilst repeatedly screaming a racist slur at her." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "whilst" from real English texts.
What does "whilst" mean?
Whilst means: Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.
How many example sentences with "whilst" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "whilst", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word whilst. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.