drawn-out

Example Sentences

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The Friday ceremony will cap an unusually drawn-out transition at the top of the central bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Either way, it looks like Streeting is biding his time, meaning a drawn-out battle.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The emirate borrowed at a premium to avoid a drawn-out fundraising process, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In a more grinding and drawn-out scenario, the stakes rise.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Darnell shouted in one long, drawn-out wail of such ferocity that Mark stepped back again.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner