be long
Example Sentences
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But whether we go forward or somehow even more backward, the next two years are going to be long and hard.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
It won’t be long before that’s not true, though.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
The road to new cures can be long and winding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
They don’t have to be long or involved: five one-minute exercises, for example, three to four times a week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
