very long
Example Sentences
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“I haven’t been okay for what feels like a very, very long time,” he said, repeating, “I am not okay, but I have hope I will get to okay.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"Things that not very long ago felt totally unacceptable are becoming normal," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The poet has for a very long time been associated with the Izmir region of Turkey's Aegean coast, which for most of its history was known as ancient Smyrna.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, the introduction of the Worthiest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in “Captain America: The First Avenger” ranks #52 on a very long list.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
But if Mrs. Brisbane didn’t take me home, I’d have two very long days and nights with no one—not even Aldo—to feed me or chat with me.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
