Examples of lengthy in a Sentence
The process is both lengthy and costly.
a series of lengthy delays
Lengthier trips require more planning.
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His most recent arrest adds to a lengthy list of incidents that have overshadowed an otherwise accomplished career on the gridiron.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 June 2025
Hough went into greater detail in a lengthy caption accompanying the video, thanking Dr. Carolyn Alexander and her team at Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, which specializes in fertility care and helping to create families, according to its website.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 8 June 2025
Dated September 13, 2015, the lengthy exchange seems to follow the aftermath of a fight between Combs and Ventura.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Women now may face lengthy prison sentences for decades-old chapters of their pasts.
—Ryan Mac Natasha Singer Alyce McFadden Jiawei Wang, New York Times, 8 June 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 June 2025
Hough went into greater detail in a lengthy caption accompanying the video, thanking Dr. Carolyn Alexander and her team at Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, which specializes in fertility care and helping to create families, according to its website.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 8 June 2025
Dated September 13, 2015, the lengthy exchange seems to follow the aftermath of a fight between Combs and Ventura.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Women now may face lengthy prison sentences for decades-old chapters of their pasts.
—Ryan Mac Natasha Singer Alyce McFadden Jiawei Wang, New York Times, 8 June 2025
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“Lengthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lengthy. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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