How to Use lasting in a Sentence
- The trip had a lasting effect on her.
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This amounts to lasting progress.
—Andrew Zaleski, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
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But the impact might be even more lasting.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
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That trust became a lasting source of strength.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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The ties that bind in baseball are long, strong, and lasting.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
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But Iran did not close the strait, and oil didn't see lasting price surges.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Or that many have caused lasting damage to programs that save lives.
—Joshua M. Sharfstein, STAT, 16 May 2026
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To be sure, skeptics think the retreat may prove more lasting.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
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Yet at their best, the Romans knew how to build a lasting and durable peace.
—Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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Talk about a good first (and lasting) impression.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
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But the episode left a lasting impression with at least one of the crew members.
—Matthew Dolan, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
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More lasting couples tend to emerge from the spinoff than the original shows.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
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The pair left lasting impacts on the firefighters who have come through here.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
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The first partnership had a lasting impact, and the award stems from this work.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Give them plenty of berth; mower blades can cause lasting damage to trees and shrubs.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
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The change brought a sharp and lasting uptick in business, Warmuth said.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
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Although in this case there were no bad lasting effects, that’s not always the case.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
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Eggs are remarkably long lasting, so there needn't be a giant rush to eat them.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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The most lasting moment came from the stage, when his daughter spoke in tribute.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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That adds up to lasting and positive changes in your health, says Zumpano.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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However, his most lasting legacy may come away from the track.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
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At this time, lasting progress is more attainable through small wins and tidy follow-through.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
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Some of fashion’s most lasting ideas start with an accident.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Small shifts now create lasting impact.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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The goal is something that feels familiar and lasting.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
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But that’s not enough to create a lasting connection.
—Lindsay Tjepkema, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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What kind of lasting impact will the success of synch placements in season four be?
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
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Her desire to improve the world for every species will leave a lasting impact.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
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That isn't the only lasting effect the injury has had on Fieri.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
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Some were the result of chance, a mere moment, while others were a little more lasting.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
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The mistake led to a lasting, over-the-phone friendship all these years.
—NBC News, 30 Nov. 2021
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When finished, lock in your blowout with the cooldown settings for lasting-results.
—Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 10 Feb. 2022
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The condition can be short term or long lasting, the clinic also notes.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
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Along with warming air temperature, heat bursts most often bring about short-lasting, strong winds.
—Laura Sussman, sacbee, 4 Aug. 2017
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Tall drivers complain that its trailing edge leaves a lasting (and numbing) impression on their legs.
—Steve Smith, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2020
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But Ng showing what’s possible will have a lasting, and far-reaching, impact.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2020
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Warren, who’s refreshingly candid, is not afraid to hope aloud that people will connect with the track in a lasting — and award-worthy — way.
—Raisa Bruner, Time, 23 Feb. 2018
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The Philippines’ lockdown, among the fiercest and longest-lasting in the world, has been terrible for millions of others too.
—The Economist, 11 July 2020
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But researchers and patient advocates said consumers need more, and lasting, protections.
—Laura Ungar, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2020
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This outcome would do lasting and possibly fatal damage to the agreement, however.
—Jonah Shepp, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Oct. 2017
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Of all the things presidents do, their influence on the federal judiciary might be the longest lasting.
—Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2019
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Winfrey's upcoming book is set to hit shelves April 27, with the tour kicking off the same day and lasting until May 3.
—Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2021
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Below 11 East Bay alums reflect on the lasting imprint the Berkeley restaurant left on their lives.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Oct. 2021
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Several reports indicate that these closures are among the longest lasting in South China in recent years.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
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The shape of any lasting, formal cease-fire would most likely be one of the first items on the agenda in talks between Afghan officials and the Taliban, officials say.
—Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
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Competing against your friends and family is a hallmark of board game design, and this good-natured back-and-forth does a lot to enhance your social bonds and form lasting, quality memories.
—Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 10 Dec. 2020
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And while the late summer hurricane tally has gone past Harvey, to Irma and now to Maria, the Tobar's struggle shows that each storm leaves a lasting wound.
—Maggie Fox, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2017
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Amy Coney Barrett's ascension to the high court could have an immediate, and lasting, impact on how the United States governs public health crises.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Nov. 2020
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The challenge—which can make the difference between a lasting, satisfying partnership and one that combusts—is figuring out how to manage conflict constructively.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2021
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With tiny-home interiors and rocket-like facades, these trailers take about 350 hours of labor to make apiece, and are touted as durable and long lasting — and without any wood in the design, there's nothing to rot.
—Isabel Koyama, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2021
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The need for authentic corporate purpose in building lasting, thriving organizations.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 May 2021
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But Tuesday’s testimony underscored the lasting of impact the attack for those who experienced it up close on January 6.
—Jeremy Herb, CNN, 27 July 2021
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O’Connor advises painting highlights in ribbons two to three inches from the scalp in an irregular vertical pattern — an inch apart — and framing the face to give long lasting and natural-looking results.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2018
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Given the pandemic’s continual reminder of life’s impermanence, possessions that feel solid and long-lasting can provide a kind of talismanic comfort — another way to challenge mortality.
—Rhonda K. Garelick, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
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Skyrocketing levels of depression and anxiety during the pandemic could lead to lasting, population-level upticks in mental health conditions, as research shows happens after natural disasters and wars.
—Jamie Ducharme, Time, 11 June 2021
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Whether coal’s comeback proves lasting has significant implications for long-term emission reduction targets, and for environmentalists’ hopes that China and India could emerge as leaders in battling climate change.
—Katy Daigle, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2017
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Whether coal's comeback proves lasting has significant implications for long-term emission reduction targets, and for environmentalists' hopes that China and India could emerge as leaders in battling climate change.
—Matthew Brown and Katy Daigle, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2017
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