marathon

Example Sentences

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This marathon epic earned Stoppard his fourth Tony Award for best play.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm a pretty fit person, I ran a marathon a year ago," he says.

From BBC

In her case it was a marathon revision session until 3am recently ahead of 10 hours in exam labs the following day.

From BBC

The family of a man who died after collapsing at the finish line of a half marathon has said he was the "best son and brother anyone could ask for".

From BBC

One family flew in from Seattle to celebrate their train-loving son’s 11th birthday, another from Atlanta and North Carolina for pre-Thanksgiving marathon sessions of Mexican Train Dominoes.

From The Wall Street Journal