How to Use lasting in a Sentence

lasting

1 of 2 adjective
  • The trip had a lasting effect on her.
  • Maybe the system didn’t serve Alaskans in a lasting way.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2023
  • The more opaque the stain, the better the wood protection and lasting effects.
    Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
  • The change brought a sharp and lasting uptick in business, Warmuth said.
    Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • True and lasting friendships are worth their weight in gold.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But the episode left a lasting impression with at least one of the crew members.
    Matthew Dolan, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • How did the Supers get so big, with such a lasting presence?
    Eliza Brooke, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • More lasting couples tend to emerge from the spinoff than the original shows.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • Here are the roles where Walken shined the brightest and made the most lasting impact on audiences throughout the years.
    Joe Tobal, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Still, the actions of the last few years have been significant and lasting.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The single sentence, Mohammed said, moved him in a lasting way.
    Time, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Although in this case there were no bad lasting effects, that’s not always the case.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
  • The dunk was the lasting image of a night that became my awakening to Lillard.
    Bill Oram, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The devices also caused lasting damage, the women said in the complaint.
    Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The trailer does leave us with a juicy dilemma: Will J.Lo finally crack the code to the lasting, healthy romance of her dreams?
    Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • What kind of lasting impact will the success of synch placements in season four be?
    Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Some were the result of chance, a mere moment, while others were a little more lasting.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
  • Her desire to improve the world for every species will leave a lasting impact.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
  • It's designed to be given once and have lasting effects.
    WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
  • One show that left a lasting impression on me was Elena Velez’s spring 2023.
    Vogue Runway, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The story and character work get the job done, but aren't likely to leave a lasting impression.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Since late 2020, tours have been by reservation only, a lasting impact of the pandemic, which closed the venue for more than half the year.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
  • To give you that lasting effect, the set also features liquid bonds and sealers.
    Sam Peters, harpersbazaar.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • This new approach will have a lasting impact on Twitter.
    Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2022
  • One of the pictures, taken from behind the Kennedys, made a lasting impression on Mr. Zimbel.
    Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The Pacific also appears to be warming in a lasting way.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 24 June 2023
  • Other economists doubt that the uptick in inflation in January is the start of a more lasting trend.
    Ben Casselman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The agreement allows Huggins to keep his job as the school's basketball coach, but the blunder will leave a lasting mark on his Hall of Fame career.
    John Raby, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • While there’s a little less customization in terms of length, this method is just as long-lasting and effective.
    Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Her comedic timing is on point, making a lasting impression in every one of her scenes.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
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lasting

2 of 2 noun
  • The mistake led to a lasting, over-the-phone friendship all these years.
    NBC News, 30 Nov. 2021
  • When finished, lock in your blowout with the cooldown settings for lasting-results.
    Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The condition can be short term or long lasting, the clinic also notes.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Winfrey's upcoming book is set to hit shelves April 27, with the tour kicking off the same day and lasting until May 3.
    Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The Philippines’ lockdown, among the fiercest and longest-lasting in the world, has been terrible for millions of others too.
    The Economist, 11 July 2020
  • Below 11 East Bay alums reflect on the lasting imprint the Berkeley restaurant left on their lives.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Oct. 2021
  • And while the late summer hurricane tally has gone past Harvey, to Irma and now to Maria, the Tobar's struggle shows that each storm leaves a lasting wound.
    Maggie Fox, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The shape of any lasting, formal cease-fire would most likely be one of the first items on the agenda in talks between Afghan officials and the Taliban, officials say.
    Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Warren, who’s refreshingly candid, is not afraid to hope aloud that people will connect with the track in a lasting — and award-worthy — way.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 23 Feb. 2018
  • But Ng showing what’s possible will have a lasting, and far-reaching, impact.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Along with warming air temperature, heat bursts most often bring about short-lasting, strong winds.
    Laura Sussman, sacbee, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Tall drivers complain that its trailing edge leaves a lasting (and numbing) impression on their legs.
    Steve Smith, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Nothing feels big, important or long-lasting on this topic.
    Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Amy Coney Barrett's ascension to the high court could have an immediate, and lasting, impact on how the United States governs public health crises.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Nov. 2020
  • No matter the measure, job loss triggered by the pandemic is historically high and likely to leave a lasting...
    Eric Morath, WSJ, 3 June 2020
  • Of all the things presidents do, their influence on the federal judiciary might be the longest lasting.
    Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • With tiny-home interiors and rocket-like facades, these trailers take about 350 hours of labor to make apiece, and are touted as durable and long lasting — and without any wood in the design, there's nothing to rot.
    Isabel Koyama, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2021
  • But Camp Century has left a lasting, nonmilitary legacy: a 1.3-kilometer-long ice core drilled at the site that holds secrets of Earth’s ancient climate.
    Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 1 Nov. 2019
  • A surprise legal ruling dealt Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares a body blow, but the setback isn’t likely to leave a lasting wound.
    Charley Grant, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2017
  • Competing against your friends and family is a hallmark of board game design, and this good-natured back-and-forth does a lot to enhance your social bonds and form lasting, quality memories.
    Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 10 Dec. 2020
  • This outcome would do lasting and possibly fatal damage to the agreement, however.
    Jonah Shepp, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Oct. 2017
  • But researchers and patient advocates said consumers need more, and lasting, protections.
    Laura Ungar, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2020
  • A landslide majority is still possible, but her authority and stature have taken a lasting hit.
    Samuel Earle, The Atlantic, 7 June 2017
  • O’Connor advises painting highlights in ribbons two to three inches from the scalp in an irregular vertical pattern — an inch apart — and framing the face to give long lasting and natural-looking results.
    Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • But Tuesday’s testimony underscored the lasting of impact the attack for those who experienced it up close on January 6.
    Jeremy Herb, CNN, 27 July 2021
  • The challenge—which can make the difference between a lasting, satisfying partnership and one that combusts—is figuring out how to manage conflict constructively.
    Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Whether coal's comeback proves lasting has significant implications for long-term emission reduction targets, and for environmentalists' hopes that China and India could emerge as leaders in battling climate change.
    Matthew Brown and Katy Daigle, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2017
  • Whether coal’s comeback proves lasting has significant implications for long-term emission reduction targets, and for environmentalists’ hopes that China and India could emerge as leaders in battling climate change.
    Katy Daigle, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2017
  • The need for authentic corporate purpose in building lasting, thriving organizations.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 May 2021
  • Given the pandemic’s continual reminder of life’s impermanence, possessions that feel solid and long-lasting can provide a kind of talismanic comfort — another way to challenge mortality.
    Rhonda K. Garelick, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021

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