prolonged

Example Sentences

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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

A prolonged stretch of expensive gas could renew U.S. interest in EVs, but companies are forging ahead with plans to roll back EV investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Even Warbeak was beginning to feel the effects of prolonged low nighttime fluttering, through the woodlands, around trees, over bushes; it was not the same as a clear, clean flight through the upper atmosphere.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques