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
‘Yes, his contributions to entertainment will be long remembered and enjoyed, but his gifts to children will likely have no end,’ writes an L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
This agreement, in its fine print, turned out to be long on Cornwall Capital’s duties to Deutsche Bank and short on Deutsche Bank’s duties to Cornwall Capital.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
