How to Use a good long in a Sentence

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• Lasts a good long time and is not the least bit drying.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
• Something that would stick around for a good long while.
  — Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• Giving the tuna a good long soak will loosen most, but not all the spines.
  — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
• Like taking a good long look over a big cold lake in the morning.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
• Brooks leaped right in smoothly and kept the ropes flying for a good long time.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 17 Aug. 2020
• And this had a good long run on television for more than 60 years.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• My mom lived a good long life and aged with laughter and gratitude.
  — Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
• The grand old man of guidebooks may be gone, but many of us will be following his lead for a good long time.
  — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
• Belichick and Josh McDaniels had a good long chat while their teams went through warmups and stretching.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022
• In newsrooms and at Murphy's (our after-hours HQ back in the day) heads were shaking for a good long while.
  — Erin Alberty, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
• First things first: Take a good long look at your wardrobe and see what’s been repeatedly tossed to the back or crumpled in a ball.
  — Eoghan O'Donnell, Vogue, 2 May 2024
• And about a decade after that, in 2006, came Macs with Intel processors, which have had a good long run.
  — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2020
• Its creamy flavors of lemon gelato and baked apples lingered for a good long while.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2022
• The living residents of Greenwood also tend to come for a good long stay.
  — Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Jan. 2025
• Garmin has a very solid track record in adding features to its older high-end watches for a good long time.
  — Andrew Williams, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
• That ends up being a terrifying prospect that hangs over the series for a good long time.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• But once Samuel Alito and his fellow travelers peeled the box open, the world got a good long stare at the dead cat inside.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
• But once Samuel Alito and his fellow travelers peeled the box open, the world got a good long stare at the dead cat inside.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
• Cut fir greens last a good long time, offer excellent fragrance and for most of us, just look the most like Christmas greens.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2022
• Don’t be surprised if every player 6-foot-8 or taller in the transfer portal gets a good long look.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
• For a good long while now, white has had the smallest slice of Magic the Gathering's famous five-color pie.
  — Joe Parlock, Forbes, 3 June 2021
• Scents of lemon verbena, fresh-cut grass, gunflint and peonies will keep you swirling and sniffing for a good long time.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 May 2022
• Swift was content with her privacy with Alwyn for a good long while.
  — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
• Or break out a favorite Liberty puzzle and settle in for a good long while.
  — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 10 Dec. 2021
• The child’s upset was so understandable that the audience laughed for a good long while.
  — Trish Deitch, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
• Lisa Pelham paused for a good long moment before sharing her thoughts about that.
  — al, 4 Dec. 2020
• James Bouknight threw his arms around R.J. Cole, who is recovering from a concussion, and held on a good long time.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 14 Mar. 2021
• And at roughly 20 glasses per box, that gives you a good long time to enjoy it, without worrying about waste.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 20 Sep. 2022
• Scented with citrus and musk, this room spray from Magnolia (in the Linen scent) is a light, clean smell that doesn’t overpower but still lasts a good long time.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2023
• Murder mysteries fell out of fashion for a good long while, but there’s been a recent resurgence.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022