overlong

Example Sentences

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The unmoored, unhinged and overlong “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” makes a couple of arguments for itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

One widely upvoted post calls it "fine as a closure… but way short of expectations", pointing to a "rushed" narrative, overlong action sequences and music that feels "misplaced".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The only thing “Saturday Night Live” loves more than an overlong current events cold open is running a successful joke into the ground.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

He could commute overlong sentences that keep people locked up for no good reason and free geriatric prisoners who are serving out gratuitous mandatory minimums.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024

“There will be regular patrols round the perimeter of the building to ensure that civilians do not tarry overlong in conversation with the prisoners.”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson