long-lasting

Example Sentences

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He later revealed the ordeal had a long-lasting effect on his mental health.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“This ensures long-lasting protections for current and future generations,” Amy Wong, co-founder of the group San Gabriel Valley Progressive Action, said of the vote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

What’s more, the war has done long-lasting damage to infrastructure, and some facilities could take years to come back—if they come back at all.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

However, a long-lasting blockade would increase the risk that workers demand and secure higher wages, and that businesses raise prices of goods and services to cover their increased costs, prolonging the inflation bump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The cause of this long-lasting fame was a war told of in one of the world’s greatest poems, the Iliad, and the cause of the war went back to a dispute between three jealous goddesses.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton