long period

Example Sentences

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This term, he has spent a long period on the sidelines injured.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

This strategy is supposed to balance risks such as market volatility, longevity and inflation over a long period of time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Elkind and Manville said if gas prices remained high for a long period of time, people would start to change their transportation routine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The impact is already showing up in the airlines’ performance and financial outlooks, raising questions about how long profits can hold up if fuel prices remain elevated for a long period.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The feeling was a thirst, a thirst borne of time, of memory, of blood; an almost diabetic thirst that afflicted him whenever he passed a long period of time without flying.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy