long-drawn-out
Example Sentences
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But his long-drawn-out departure was a very Pyrrhic form of statesmanship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The Ellisons acquired Paramount for $8 billion in August after a long-drawn-out process that required approval from the Trump administration.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025
Plenty of other long-drawn-out union processes, like the first Chipotle restaurant to successfully organize, will be further stymied.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025
“You could see how with different goals it could be a long-drawn-out war,” he said.
From Washington Times ● May 13, 2022
The preceding paragraph gave examples of blueprint copying, whereas the transfer of Chinese porcelain technology to Europe provides an instance of long-drawn-out idea diffusion.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
