prolonged

Example Sentences

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The model hasn’t been tested in a prolonged market downturn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Brands and bottle manufacturers warn that a prolonged war will risk making a crucial commodity prohibitively expensive for many Indians.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Yet a seeming recovery in manufacturing after a prolonged slump faces fresh obstacles, the most notable being the conflict with Iran.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The trauma of losing her house left her in a prolonged depression.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

I remember the close of each of those weekend nights as a prolonged farewell.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez