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Example Sentences
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“Cars” merchandise fit nicely alongside Hot Wheels and model trains, something you could put in a child’s hand and have them zooming along walls for hours on end.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
But wait, you might object, the so-called reasoning models don’t just sit around doing nothing—they think for minutes, sometimes hours, on end!
From Slate • May 25, 2026
When she wasn't posting her own content, she would scroll Instagram and watch videos on YouTube for hours on end.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Electricity is turned off for hours on end to ration supplies, and more than 1,000 of Kyiv's 12,000 high-rise residential buildings have been without heating for the past month after a heating station was destroyed.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
His face is bright red, his hair is standing on end, and his expression is more stunned than anything else.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
