made longer

Example Sentences

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Without a deal, the state was suddenly looking at a drawn-out rebid, a process made longer by the requirements that the work be offered to local builders first.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023

But the record heatwaves in Western Canada and the US were made longer and more intense by another weather phenomenon - a heat dome.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2021

He made it down in 98 minutes, a time made longer by the challenging circumstances.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2015

But his odds are made longer by two factors.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2015

And how could the animal be made longer than he is high, and higher than he is broad?

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.