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long time
noun as in blue moon
Weak matches
noun as in donkey's years
Example Sentences
Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.
I believe in the power of institutions—Congress, public policy, certain ideas about politics—that last for a long time.
As we waited for my plane to come in, we stayed silent for a long time.
“Poor Steve Scalise is getting a bad rap,” Knight, a long-time aide to former KKK leader David Duke, told The Daily Beast.
We have been at war for a long time and the fight promises to continue well into the future.
He grew very restless, for it was a long time before Grandfather Mole appeared.
Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification—at last with a good deal of bitterness.
"That is why I told you the other meeting seemed a long time ago," explained the girl.
The ability to sustain the tone for a long time will increase, and with it the power of the muscles exercised.
The battle was for a long time maintained by both armies with obstinate energy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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