long-drawn-out

Example Sentences

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But his long-drawn-out departure was a very Pyrrhic form of statesmanship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The Ellisons acquired Paramount for $8 billion in August after a long-drawn-out process that required approval from the Trump administration.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

Plenty of other long-drawn-out union processes, like the first Chipotle restaurant to successfully organize, will be further stymied.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

He pledged publicly to stay in Brooklyn and engaged in long-drawn-out talks with New York City officials about building a new ballpark.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

In between placing phone calls and writing long-drawn-out, pathetic, and often incoherent letters, Cabot continued his study of the very subject that had, unbeknownst to him, driven Alma away: the potential of humankind.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley