long hours

plural noun

: many hours at a time

She is used to working long hours.

Examples of long hours in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Canada Goose Jacket Great for warmer fall and early winter days, this basic snap-front layer will prepare you for busy sightseeing days and long hours of travel alike. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025

They were held in bondage, forced to labor long hours with no pay, provided inadequate food and shelter, and under threat of physical abuse or even death at the slightest provocation. —Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025

Air traffic controllers, whose work can include long hours and mandated overtime, may not immediately return to work in full force. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025

Diana Alvear of Bridgewater, New Jersey, scratched her family’s trip next weekend to see in-laws in California because of concerns about flying when controllers are working long hours and understaffed. —John Seewer, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for long hours

• bowers
• flours
• flowers
• gowers
• ours
• scours
• showers
• sours
• towers
• cauliflowers
• overpowers
• superpowers