long period
Example Sentences
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The three were to meet up after a long period of Covid-enforced lockdown, with plans made to go to Cave Hill, a country park in the north of the city.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
In particular, relatively little is known about glaucoma risk when tadalafil is used for lower urinary tract symptoms, a treatment that commonly involves taking the medication every day over a long period.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
A new manufacturing line could scrap over half its production for a long period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
Late one afternoon, after a long period in a cushioned window seat behind a painted screen, I emerge and turn left instead of right.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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