drawn-out
Example Sentences
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Drawn-out labor talks with longshoremen that lasted more than a year prompted some companies to divert cargo to the East and Gulf Coast ports.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024
Drawn-out, monotone pronouuncements of his last name — “Ruuuuuuuuuud” — that sounded as if it were booing, which, of course, it was not.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023
Drawn-out transfers to a penal colony are a longtime practice in Russia, as they were in the Soviet Union before it.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022
Drawn-out ruminations are rare amid the frenzy of a campaign.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2020
Drawn-out civil and criminal trials would be a drain on Drexel's resources and customer goodwill.
From Time Magazine Archive
