eternity

Example Sentences

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When mired in such awkwardness, it seems an eternity.

From BBC

“The world is huge! I’m sure somebody else can sort it out! If I take the potion—I will never rest. Never, never, ever, for eternity. So I won’t.”

From Literature

If you think about it in terms of, say, eternity, it’s just a fraction of time you’re setting aside to spare your loved ones a big hassle.

From MarketWatch

There was a row of tiny black buttons, which had taken an eternity to fasten back at the fashion emporium in Washington, running all the way up my ankle.

From Literature

Announcing a candidate this early is unusual - if a week's a long time in politics, then two-and-a-half years is an eternity.

From BBC