long run

Example Sentences

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But just because the deployment worked out last year doesn’t make it a good idea in the long run, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Hiring an attorney might be worth it in the long run, he adds, but it will be expensive and perhaps not a cost you want to shoulder right now.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Whether Spirit could make a go of it in the long run, it’s not clear.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

“In the long run, the people who are right more win more money. No one is being forced to do this.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

But in the long run its tendency to cause malignant tumors of the thyroid may be far more significant for wildlife and perhaps also for man.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson