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Example Sentences
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It didn’t take long for Ali Truwit to see the Paralympic standard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Questions have also been raised as to why it took so long for the incident to be reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
But I get the sense that, in comparing Bourdain’s writing to the film, true die-hards will long for his quippy, evocative storytelling that’s absent from “Tony.”
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
It did not take long for Halstead to be proved wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
She was too tired, the day had been too long, for this kind of worrying.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
