'long' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'long' with 20 example sentences.
- long adjective
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: primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
: good at remembering
: holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
: (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
: of relatively great height
: involving substantial risk
: planning prudently for the future
: having or being more than normal or necessary
- long adverb
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: for an extended time or at a distant time
: for an extended distance
- long verb
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: desire strongly or persistently
as long as
long time
how long
no longer
long ago
long for
long-term
so long
all day long
before long
in the long run
longest
How long are you planning to stay here?
How long will this cold weather continue?
Did you have to wait a long time?
Have you been waiting for a long time?
They got married not long ago.
I have lived here a long time.
How long do dogs live?
I'm afraid that's no longer possible.
A long time ago, there was a bridge here.
The meeting won't last that long.
I'm no longer afraid of dogs.
How long did you stay?
She says she can't wait any longer.
I was in bed all day long yesterday.
I told him his services were no longer required.
You're taking too long.
Let me sleep just a little bit longer.
I wonder how long it's going to take.
She has long arms and legs.
Have you been married for a long time?