lasting

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But over the short and even intermediate terms, lasting not just several years but decades, gold’s correlation to inflation is unstable.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

That still isn’t a lot to pay if you can get off the couch and build lasting change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Zverev settled quickly as Cobolli's nerves showed, using his powerful groundstrokes to devastating effect in a first set lasting only 35 minutes.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And because social media posts rarely disappear entirely, they become part of a lasting digital record.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Vibrations must occur in something; hence the need for, and lasting devotion to, an ether.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson