lengthen

Example Sentences

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A green-arrow lengthens the overall cycle of traffic signals so travelers wait more seconds to go, in exchange for more safety.

From Seattle Times

Climate Central found the growing season had lengthened since 1970 for 80% of the than 200 cities across the U.S. it analyzed.

From Seattle Times

The Legislature’s public safety committees have a record of sidelining bills that would lengthen prison sentences or create new crimes, because the Democrats who control them do not want California to incarcerate more people.

From Los Angeles Times

The new bill would lengthen jail terms and force people to undergo "conversion therapy", practices intended to change their sexual orientation.

From Reuters

That’s attributable, in part, to a slew of get-tough laws passed on the federal and state level, which lengthened mandatory sentences for many crimes.

From Seattle Times