Prolonged

The stock market is in a prolonged slump.

The session will be prolonged again.

There followed a prolonged silence.

The economist anticipated a prolonged depression.

The prolonged drought did severe damage to crops.

A prolonged silence followed.

The treatment prolonged the agony.

Avoid prolonged use of the console. To help prevent eye strain, take a break of about 15 minutes during every hour of play.

Since Tom arrived at Guantanamo Bay he has been exposed to different forms of torture: sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation, extreme temperatures, prolonged isolation, lack of sunlight and limited health care.

In 1973, the United States launched Skylab, a space station. It was designed so that astronauts could live and work in orbit for prolonged periods of time.