so long
Example Sentences
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Activists who have spent several years behind bars in Cuba say being imprisoned for so long leaves a permanent scar.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The broad language of the federal compassionate release statute allows for prisoners to file for relief from a lengthy sentence so long as rehabilitation alone does not provide the justification.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
The team also plans to investigate why organisms take so long to fully adapt even when an environment remains constant.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
For so long, it has felt inconceivable to not have Heather Knight as the first name on the England team sheet.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Projected on the wall in thin, shaking light was a face she had not seen in so long that the sight of it struck her like a train at full speed.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
