How to Use for any length of time in a Sentence
for any length of time
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The shop will dry-age steaks for any length of time a customer requests.
—Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023
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By this point, Manet was no longer able to paint standing up for any length of time.
—Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
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The strikes, Jaime said, could run for any length of time through the end of June.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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Don’t invest in anything that requires you to tie up funds for any length of time.
—orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2020
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Plants should never be transported in a cold trunk or allowed to sit in a cold car for any length of time.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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There are no guarantees, as anyone who has read my column for any length of time can attest.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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Losing George for any length of time would be a major blow to the Clippers.
—Beth Harris, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
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Any team that loses its franchise QB for any length of time would be worried.
—Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2021
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But the Browns can ill afford to be without their starting corner for any length of time.
—cleveland, 28 Aug. 2020
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So the energy costs to keep this thing chilled for any length of time become very expensive, very quick.
—Vulture, 18 Apr. 2023
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Clearly, the odds of a business built from scratch succeeding—let alone thriving—for any length of time aren’t great.
—Adam Coffey, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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If that keeps up for any length of time, tension around capital allocation starts to build.
—Adam Coffey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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May, who rarely left Salem for any length of time, called his workspace there the Regionaire’s Club.
—oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2023
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There are very few NHL teams that could survive the loss of their entire top pair for any length of time.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Animals rarely push their metabolism beyond about four times their resting rate for any length of time.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2010
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Tawwab suggests changing our language to focus on being together for any length of time.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022
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As anyone who has watched the Panthers for any length of time knows well, the football world turns in some unpredictable ways.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025
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Fifty percent of the patients who were boarded for any length of time were 65 and older, the analysis showed.
—Devna Bose and Benjamin Thorp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Taking classes online at home can lead to more free time than an athlete is used to, especially if their sport is paused for any length of time.
—Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2020
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That will be the status of the Rams’ rapidly dwindling playoff hopes if Stafford is sidelined for any length of time.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
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For a Guardians team that runs hot and cold on offense, losing Naylor for any length of time at this part of the season would hurt.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 30 July 2022
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Plants should never be transported in a cold trunk or be allowed to sit in a cold car for any length of time, so make your plant purchases the last stop of the day.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
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To prevent damping off, avoid overwatering and never let the trays or containers stand in water for any length of time.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
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Randall also encouraged people to foster animals for any length of time.
—Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2022
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Professional sport is now a 365-day event that is frightened of pulling into the terminus for any length of time.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Those of us who have reported for any length of time on the pro-Trump movement are called upon again and again to explain what is happening and why.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
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But as almost anyone who has listened to Olsen and Brady for any length of time knows, Olsen’s demotion makes no sense.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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Losing Simons for any length of time would be a major blow for the Blazers (28-30).
—oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2023
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Although riding an e-bike of any kind for any length of time takes a little orienting, the learning curve is pretty short, Goldberg says.
—Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022
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Anyone who has followed college athletics recruiting for any length of time knows there’s often a harsh reality to the process.
—oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2020
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