long for
Example Sentences
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By the time she played her first tournament in London, she was hooked, and it wouldn’t take long for the chess world to notice that there was an unusually precocious girl on the scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Questions have also been raised as to why it took so long for the incident to be reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
But I get the sense that, in comparing Bourdain’s writing to the film, true die-hards will long for his quippy, evocative storytelling that’s absent from “Tony.”
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The health minister said victims "have had to wait far too long for a response", adding that he had pressed the then minister responsible for patient safety for movement on financial redress.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Thankfully, it didn’t take long for our train to arrive.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
