not for long
Example Sentences
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The mouse can roar, but not for long.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
"We were up against a really good side that keep challenging you with different options, spinners, seamers, it's a tough challenge. We threatened throughout the tour but not for long enough."
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025
Some grumbling from the right persisted, but not for long.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2025
“Virus will survive on the carcass surface — not for long at 100 degrees — but temperature and acidification pretty rapidly neutralize it in the carcass, at least influenza viruses.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024
He talks about the fire we had at the factory, a small one that shut down everyone’s machines, but not for long, and how bad the smoke was.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
