Drawn-out

"Drawn-out" in a Sentence (5 examples)

Isn't it the case in any language that if you use too many drawn-out words one's expression becomes over-polite.

Tom and Mary's custody battle for their children was a long, drawn-out affair.

The game's final boss has a very lengthy and drawn-out death animation.

I've been through the same drawn-out process as you, so we can commiserate.

Ukrainians face the prospect of a drawn-out war.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.