long time
Example Sentences
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If it were true, he quipped, a small country like Singapore would have been swallowed by its neighbors a long time ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Although animals first appeared during the Ediacaran period, their diversity remained relatively limited for a surprisingly long time before a later burst of evolutionary innovation dramatically expanded life on Earth.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
When we were together, I ran into many people I hadn’t seen in a long time.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
It is a long time sitting and thinking and brooding.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
On hearing the bad news, they sobbed for a long time.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
