long period
Example Sentences
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Of course, it takes work to get a child back into school after a long period of absence.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Compared with the brains of other mammals, the human brain develops over an unusually long period.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
That’s “probably one of the higher values” recorded there, but meteorologists don’t have a long period of registered climate data for that area so it’s hard to say, he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Additional analysis of nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves, and satellite imagery led to the determination that the seismic event was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow, and that no earthquake had occurred."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
When I had a long period of time alone on a Saturday, I leafed through the pages of my diary.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
