Synonyms of longueur

longueur

noun

as in quotation

Related Words

• quotation
• context
• locus classicus
• clip
• citation
• excerpt
• sound bite
• sample
• purple passage
• snippet
• extract
• passage
• selection

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of longueur

Surely Heaven will present us with a few longueurs. — Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

Like that Chopin ballade, a good routine has light and shade, fast sections and longueurs. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020

This enthusiasm is a blessing for the longueurs to come, as one by one the cast spins out the inscrutable tale of the annual Jellicle Ball, when all the street cats of London convene to dance and sing. — Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 4 Jan. 2020

Sitting through the longueurs of Simon’s book shouldn’t have to be the penitential price for our enjoyment of the musical portion of the show. — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 23 June 2018

And even with its longueurs, the book is full of wonder. — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2017

Fortunately, the novel’s exciting ending helps to compensate for its longueurs. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2017

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