as in mile
a long distance
growing up in suburban New England, I used to think the 10 miles between our house and the mall was a long haul
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Recent Examples of long haul
When Taillon had the IL scenario presented to him Wednesday, the situation was framed with the long haul in mind.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Not every team across the league has a franchise quarterback for the long haul.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Family offices are known to invest for the long haul, sometimes for generations.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Being 60 percent confident in an investment might win over the long haul, but that 40 percent chance of failure is always lurking.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Not every team across the league has a franchise quarterback for the long haul.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Family offices are known to invest for the long haul, sometimes for generations.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Being 60 percent confident in an investment might win over the long haul, but that 40 percent chance of failure is always lurking.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for long haul
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long haul
mile
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Newsom, driven by California Highway Patrol officers, effectively commutes to the state capital of Sacramento, 88 miles northeast.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The property where the body was discovered 15 days later is located approximately a half-mile west of Highway 15 in the Fork Community in Mississippi, not far from where Ingram was last scene on camera.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Long haul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20haul. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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