long time
Example Sentences
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This law change should be a deterrent to goalkeepers who take a long time over their kicks towards the end of games.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Although animals first appeared during the Ediacaran period, their diversity remained relatively limited for a surprisingly long time before a later burst of evolutionary innovation dramatically expanded life on Earth.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“I’m standing in the middle of a scale where people who are vibrant and going to live a long time are there as much as people are on the way out,” he explains.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
When we were together, I ran into many people I hadn’t seen in a long time.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
She pauses for a long time, then she lets go of his hands and looks down at her lap, fiddling with the edge of her cardigan.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
