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
Keep that balance and your relationship has a better shot of lasting over the long haul.
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Kimberly King, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
Her focus now is all about how to set her films up for the long haul.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
From busy tile backsplashes that quickly wore out their welcome to furniture silhouettes that turned comfort into an afterthought, 2025 delivered no shortage of design trends, but not all of them were meant for the long haul.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
Tucker is no longer around, and one has to wonder what Crow-Armstrong can be over the long haul after a spotty second half.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for long haul
Kimberly King, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
Her focus now is all about how to set her films up for the long haul.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
From busy tile backsplashes that quickly wore out their welcome to furniture silhouettes that turned comfort into an afterthought, 2025 delivered no shortage of design trends, but not all of them were meant for the long haul.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
Tucker is no longer around, and one has to wonder what Crow-Armstrong can be over the long haul after a spotty second half.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for long haul
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long haul
mile
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The victims, all elementary school students, got into difficulty in a frozen pond in Bonham, a city about 60 miles northeast of Dallas, triggering a desperate effort by their mother and a neighbor to save them, FOX 4 reported.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Analysts say Russian President Vladimir Putin is in no rush to find a settlement, despite his army's difficulties on the roughly 600-mile front line.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Long haul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20haul. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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