How to Use at length in a Sentence

at length

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  • During that presser, Boyle spoke at length about how Ink had not been an easy film to get over the line.
    — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Kendrick spoke at length about her first experience behind the camera during the hour-long talk.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Tristan, who took the witness stand despite saying his lawyer had advised against it, spoke at length about his own children.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The tribute artist, 58, spoke with The Post at length about the incident.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The narrow lens of her attention can be viewed as a poetic feature played out at length over her nonfiction essays and books.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Tom Cruise is known to be a student of film, the rare movie star who likes to speak at length about camera lenses and the crafts behind filmmaking.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
  • While scientists have since studied his wardrobe at length, that particular mystery might be forever lost to time!
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The House of Guinness star has spoken at length about managing his type 1 diabetes.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • The American spoke at length about his directorial career during the almost two-hour talk.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 4 July 2026
  • The Good Will Hunting star has spoken at length about his physical transformation of the role.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
  • The president found time to talk again about one of his favorite subjects of late — grass — and praised at length ScottsMiracle-Gro.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The president found time to talk again about one of his favorite subjects of late — grass — and praised at length Scotts-Miracle Gro.
    — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At campaign events, supporters — some of them wearing T-shirts bearing his image — queued at length for a selfie and a few words with the candidate.
    — Geir Moulson, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Of course, Dunleavy also spoke at length about how the league’s new(ish) collective bargaining agreement makes player movement tricky.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The whole film feels like a communion, or maybe a long conversation about movies among friends and colleagues — a place to think and respond at length, a corrective to the world of social media.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Jackson and Sinclair spoke at length during the keynote in KV about their company’s operations.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • The world of spellwork scams has been documented at length on Reddit, where users report paying anonymous healers for palm readings and magical cleansings.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Attempts to make county courts subject to FOIA have been debated at length but not ultimately taken up.
    — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • If ideas seem too abstruse, Ethan and Joe discuss them at length in rhetoric indistinguishable from pompous teenagers working through philosophical basics.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • While the woman’s identity remains a mystery for now, some clues have appeared in court filings and at a July 30 hearing where her value to the case was discussed at length.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Subramanian asked Buckley, who argued at length that the subpoenas were lawfully issued.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • The donor’s reasoning gets examined at length; the communities depending on the outcome are treated as a destination, not a party to the decision.
    — Vandana Arcot, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But as explained at length above, no such bad motive is required to support a designation under the much broader definition set forth in section 4713.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The reflection comes as Spencer speaks at length about Diana for the first time in the 29 years since her death at age 36 in August 1997.
    — Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • As a thread weaving through the story’s theme, sequels are a massive topic of discussion, the formula explained by Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) at length.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Boozer, the Memphis Grizzlies’ rookie forward, spoke at length about the Knicks being a leader for positionless basketball.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Throughout his campaign, Platner has spoken at length about his past struggles dealing with post traumatic stress disorder as a result of multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • The novelist and journalist Mary McCarthy, by contrast, is discussed at length, though her inclusion even in the second sense seems unconvincing.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout the hourlong episode, the three-time Grammy winner spoke at length with fans in the audience, who requested their favorite songs and shared how Clarkson’s music helped them through challenging times.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Weinstein spoke at length with the Hollywood Reporter in March about carrying out his sentence and the possibility of dying behind bars.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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