Lengthy

"Lengthy" in a Sentence (19 examples)

The lengthy lecture palled on me.

It was his lengthy narrative that bored me to death.

In his lengthy career, he had never seen the market so high.

The lengthy peace hid the early signs of an explosion.

After a lengthy trial, the woman was sentenced to 5 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.

The peace we have today is the result of lengthy peace talks.

Too lengthy. One can cook coffee during that time.

I am writing you a lengthy letter because I did not have time to write a short one.

We've had lengthy discussions with Tom.

After a lengthy inspection, the tunnel was reopened to traffic.

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a lengthy text

a lengthy discussion

a laborious and lengthy process

She died last night after a lengthy illness.

They received lengthy prison terms.

They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction.

“In light of the current state of our country, I struggled to find the right words of wisdom for you today,” Obama says in her lengthiest public remarks to date about the protests taking place in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

Without the help of the IEEPA, the Trump administration would have to take a slower approach, launching lengthier trade investigations and abiding by other trade laws to back the tariff threats.

If, in addition to being a lengthy preacher, he had also been a Rev. Mr. Mumbles or a Rev. Dr. Drone, the penance thus endured by his people would have been intolerably severe.

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