not protracted
Example Sentences
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But since he was always willing to work at the case, and to send his "pride on a pilgrimage to Mecca," the embarrassment was not protracted, nor did the difficulty prove insuperable.
From William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist by Grimké, Archibald Henry
Tom was fortunately in the room at the time, and the somewhat painful scene was not protracted.
From Tutors' Lane by Lewis, W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon)
Why was it not protracted: for it was not?
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
A bath, blood warm, or a little cooler than the skin, is safe for all constitutions, if not protracted over half an hour.
From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther
It spoke of moderate labors, of pleasures not protracted after sunset, of temperance and good hours.
From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse
