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

They warn that it could take a surprisingly long time for S&P 500 earnings to “grow into” today’s lofty valuations if price/earnings multiples return to more normal historical levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

For a long time I lay silent in the huge shadowy barracks restless with the sighs, snores, and stirrings of hundreds of women.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom