prolong

Example Sentences

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There are less rules outside, fewer boundaries: coffee dates prolong, walks meander, thoughts digress.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

That would prolong any gains seen in benchmark crude prices, he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

After Liverpool came an offer from Brighton in 2023 to prolong his top-flight career, where he continues to compete in what is his 24th Premier League season.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This iPhone charger that fits more outlets than most may even help prolong your device’s battery life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The same principle would also prolong the harsh realities of life for poor blacks like Ann Atwater, let alone for the equally poor, and increasingly threatened, whites like C. P. Ellis.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson