so long

Example Sentences

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Now as more than 6 million fans prepare to attend the World Cup, the country that spent so long dismissing the sport finds itself proudly at the center of the soccer universe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"Why would hunters stop using a site that had worked for so long?"

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Though the film is framed as a conspiracy thriller, Spielberg’s essential goodheartedness continually peeks out, as if he can only play at being hard-bitten for so long.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"He'd started to stiffen because he had been there for so long, dead, with no-one noticing. It's horrific to think someone's loved one died with no one near them."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Ba kept his head down for the longest time, so long that Mrs. Kuen’s smile began to fade and a panicky feeling grew inside me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu