long period
Example Sentences
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That’s “probably one of the higher values” recorded there, but meteorologists don’t have a long period of registered climate data for that area so it’s hard to say, he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Additional analysis of nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves, and satellite imagery led to the determination that the seismic event was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow, and that no earthquake had occurred."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Tongue was identified as an England bowler partly because of his speed, while Robinson was ignored for a long period for his lack of pace and questions over his fitness.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Silence” refers to the long period during which part of the fossil lay forgotten, while “leg” refers to the type of preserved material, consisting mainly of limb bones.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
After a long period of comfortable silence I stopped to look at a plant.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
