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Examples of lengthy in a Sentence
The process is both lengthy and costly.
a series of lengthy delays
Lengthier trips require more planning.
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Those activities won him lengthy prison terms under both Sukarno and his successor, Suharto; sadly, postindependence Indonesia saw long periods of repression.
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Adam Hochschild, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2024
The lengthy look at the film begins with Tatum’s Slater King announcing amusingly that everyone’s dead and then backtracking to start at the beginning.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
The interface is very intuitive; there's no need for lengthy tutorials.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2024
Perhaps you are exasperated simply by reading this preface and glancing at the lengthy ingredients list and instructions below.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Politician 'puppets for corporate America' A day before the voting was to start, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and five other Republican governors in Southern states with nonunion automakers issued a lengthy letter in an attempt to thwart a union at VW Chattanooga.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
The ridge is a lengthy corridor filled with over 100 underwater mountains that extends from Chile to Rapa Nui, more commonly known as Easter Island.
—Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Developing a standard would involve a lengthy public process and the eventual adoption of regulations by the state water board.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Weary from the spending fight and lengthy speaker battle, conservatives granted him more leeway to find a way to fund the government.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Adam Hochschild, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2024
The lengthy look at the film begins with Tatum’s Slater King announcing amusingly that everyone’s dead and then backtracking to start at the beginning.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
The interface is very intuitive; there's no need for lengthy tutorials.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2024
Perhaps you are exasperated simply by reading this preface and glancing at the lengthy ingredients list and instructions below.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Politician 'puppets for corporate America' A day before the voting was to start, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and five other Republican governors in Southern states with nonunion automakers issued a lengthy letter in an attempt to thwart a union at VW Chattanooga.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
The ridge is a lengthy corridor filled with over 100 underwater mountains that extends from Chile to Rapa Nui, more commonly known as Easter Island.
—Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Developing a standard would involve a lengthy public process and the eventual adoption of regulations by the state water board.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Weary from the spending fight and lengthy speaker battle, conservatives granted him more leeway to find a way to fund the government.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Lengthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lengthy. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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