not protracted
Example Sentences
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The hogs might, or might not be of the greatest importance to them as their residence on the island was or was not protracted, and as they found the means of feeding them.
From The Crater by Cooper, James Fenimore
Fortunately neither the professor nor his nephews could fairly realise just what was taking place, else their brains would hardly have stood the test; and fortunately, too, that ordeal was not protracted.
From The Lost City by Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward)
A bath, blood warm, or a little cooler than the skin, is safe for all constitutions, if not protracted over half an hour.
From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther
The interview was business-like, and, as it was not overwhelmed with sentiment, was not protracted.
From The Spiritualists and the Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan
As an illustration of the herpetic variety of dorso-intercostal neuralgia, running a severe but not protracted course, I may relate the case of a medical man whom I formerly attended.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
