long run
Example Sentences
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His war with Iran unintentionally set off a scramble for renewable energy sources, which promise to be cheaper in the long run and available on a faster timescale than many initially anticipated.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
That will add to your initial costs but could save you money in the long run as you get older and potentially need more care.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jiayi Xu, a senior economist at Realtor.com, said starting out with a rental may help those still hoping to buy a home in the long run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Although he understood Opel's need to remain competitive globally, he worried that a strategy of cutting German engineering expertise could eventually "come back to haunt them in the long run".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
I was, of course, wrong; yet I had learned something about Gethenians which in the long run proved to be useful knowledge.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
