English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Long" in Example Sentences
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258964	I long for the day when I can meet him at Narita Airport.	CK
455773	I won't be your friend as long as you treat me like that.	lukaszpp
1371762	In general, women tend to live ten years longer than men.	Anon
251497	My savings are so small that they won't last much longer.	CK
3074313	Paper production remained a state secret for a long time.	ulymarrero
19848	Please forgive me for not having written for a long time.	CK
560330	The small town, abandoned long ago, seems frozen in time.	darinmex
62325	This is how people get rid of things they no longer need.	CM
901144	This place still looks the same as it did a long time ago	itsthejazzkid
3154731	Tom looked as if he hadn't eaten anything in a long time.	CK
1504066	You may stay here if you like, as long as you keep quiet.	CK
3062653	You should've told your parents about us a long time ago.	CK
35813	Clerks with sticky fingers won't keep their jobs for long.	CM
814831	France is running a welfare state it can no longer afford.	U2FS
240940	How long does it take to get to your office from the port?	CK
62116	How long does it take to go from here to the Hilton Hotel?	CK
2537216	How long have Tom and Mary been going out with each other?	CK
2912972	How much longer do you think it'll be until Tom gets here?	CK
70462	I can spot you from a distance with your long, white hair.	CM
3330458	I don't know how long it takes to get to Boston from here.	CK
31631	I don't think I'll be able to hold in my anger any longer.	CM
256160	I stayed home all day long instead of going to the movies.	CK
2537207	I wonder how long it'll take to finish painting the house.	CK
30445	I would have written a longer letter if I'd had more time.	darinmex
1890948	I'll work for you as long as you keep paying me this well.	CK
278016	It rained yesterday after it had been dry for a long time.	CK
238841	It will not be long before we can take a trip to the moon.	CM
272725	Last week's meeting was the longest we have had this year.	CK
272197	Long, long ago, there lived an old king on a small island.	CM
274926	Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays.	CM
47945	The lecture was very long, but I enjoyed it none the less.	CM
452792	The Mississippi is the longest river in the United States.	FeuDRenais
681367	The visitors waited in a long line to get into the museum.	Source_VOA
263154	We have been on bad terms with each other for a long time.	CK
267322	Women have been resigned to unjust treatment for too long.	CM
272122	A long time ago, there lived an old king on a small island.	CM
245128	After thinking long and hard, I put the plan into practice.	CM
300901	He has given up running in order to focus on the long jump.	CK
1500466	He has two pencils. One is long and the other one is short.	CK
303427	He sat for a long time, listening to the sound of the wind.	CM
271209	How long can the world stand by and watch these atrocities?	CM
1867346	How long did you train in order to achieve such perfection?	sixtynine
3136558	I wonder how long it'll take for the mistake to be noticed.	CK
1126215	In the summer, they used to play on the beach all day long.	CK
59911	It will be a long time before this patient gets well again.	CK
32419	It won't be a long time before she recovers from the shock.	CK
519433	It's been a long time since I had such a pleasant surprise.	darinmex
804294	Lee no longer had a way to supply his troops in Petersburg.	Source_VOA
2594360	Let's see who can hold their breath underwater the longest.	Hybrid
243789	Some of these young people have legs twice as long as mine.	CK