prolonged

Example Sentences

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She stayed in the country to hold workshops to train therapists on prolonged exposure, then trained some of them to become trainers themselves, laying the groundwork for training and treatment to continue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Brands and bottle manufacturers warn that a prolonged war will risk making a crucial commodity prohibitively expensive for many Indians.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“We continue to see the club channel gaining traction — potentially more amid any prolonged gas price shocks — and this latest development points to clear pricing power within the annual membership fee,” Bellinger wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The trauma of losing her house left her in a prolonged depression.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, while the politician emphasizes the impersonal aspect of life by his attempts to fit men into groups.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright