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Sentence Examples After a cut, the video camera pans right and a cameraman appears in long shot holding a film camera. He hoped to God that she was right, and that as long as he had faith Mark wouldn't be out of his life forever. The year 2001 could be the one in which America calls a halt to its long love affair with capital punishment. I do allow them to choose characters from fiction as long as that character is human and not animal. If a human male made sperm on a similar scale, they would be as long as a blue whale. The exposed part of the slightly tapered handle is six inches long and about a half-inch in diameter. It turns out one long running problem has been caused by the team leader having one radio call sign, and each safety boat having one. His hands were thin, with long fingers unmarked by callouses, and his skin was too white to have been too often outside. I've been in two long serious relationships, and hooking up with handsome slightly drunk rich kids was exactly what the doctor ordered. The horse looked at him with her usual calm, but he was certain she still felt the strain of the long ride from Ashford Manor. The wounded whale dives, and there is a long time of calmness, as the men wait for him to resurface. But that doesn't mean she's less healthy than women at the lower end of the range, as long as she exercises regularly and eats nutritiously. West-facing, Fernandez Bay beach is on the protected side of the island, a superb, gently curving half-moon of sand a couple of miles long. Each matzo is flame-baked in a traditional long oven for just sixty seconds to give them their incomparable crispness and subtle nutty flavour. Men of piety, like him, may expect to be perpetually accused, so long as the world contains calumniators like you. Leaf-movement in nyctinastic plants has long been believed to be controlled by plant hormones that are common among all nyctinastic plants. That passage takes us closer to the reason why he has been hated and calumnied for so long. I indulged in some very fine Calvados and picked up a Cohiba about seven inches long. And above everything, a vivid blue sky, framed with stark clouds, and a lazy line of planes on the long descent over the city into Heathrow. Actually, we kind of suspect he's long since had all his Suffolk blood replaced with fresh stuff drained from young, nubile nymphets. Show More Sentences Too long has the free world laboured under the leadership of knaves, nymphos and knuckle-heads. Organised by the Gauteng Dragon Boat Association, long boats and oars will be provided for participants who do not have their own team boat. It is the place where an oarless boat full of refugees from the Holy Land washed ashore not long after Jesus was crucified. The fairway tilts right-to-left, so the camber goes the right way, but long hitters can miss it and go into the trees. He added that in the long term his group was hoping for an effective relief road for the town centre. Kerala has Onam, when men in white dhotis and black bodies get into long boats and race one another with synchronised oarsmanship. In addition to being a popular food, oats also have a long history of use in herbal medicine. The seedhead of slender wild oat is very attenuated and from it projects a long awn that looks like an antenna from a large insect. She let out a long string of oaths and expletives, carefully picking herself up from the floor. Dorothy took long baths in ground oatmeal that she didn't mind for this kept the raging itch from becoming too fierce. Both the llama and the alpaca are domesticated forms long believed to be descended from the guanaco, a wild camelid. It is deep mahogany in colour and delivers chocolate and oatmeal notes that tantalise the tastebuds long after the swallow. The flowers have bright yellow petals which are obovate or obcordate and from 4-6 mm long. You don't have to wait long, and you can bind the results with a paperclip or a staple. The stapled editions were limited to 240 pages simply because they don't make staples long enough to hold together anything larger. From here, a long ramp winds up to a triple-height exhibition hall on the first floor. The long staple or long fiber of Egyptian-grown cotton means that there is more continuous fiber to use when creating threads or yarns. Although it has been illegal for a long time, obeah, the traditional witchcraft of the Caribbean, still exists. It was said that as long as a monk upheld the three oaths of chastity, obedience, and poverty, his soul was promised Reprieve. The most common tool, he argues, was long the camera lucida, a small device that threw an image from life directly onto a canvas. Show More Sentences Welders will this week attach 180 steel spikes, each 22m long, that will create the starburst affect. All day long they heaved, and hallooed, turning at intervals to scribble at their desks. Recommended shirts include long or short-sleeved T-shirts, tank tops and camisoles. We have come a long way from the days when central bankers relied primarily on obfuscation and mystique. And for just as long, it's also been known as a place where mostly white guys in mostly starched shirts hold all the cards. I mean, as long as I do my own things in my own right as well, so at least they get into the second paragraph of my obit, then I'll be fine. A minute feels like a real long time when you're getting the stare-down from an angry dog. The young stargazer's actions have been greeted with glee by Southampton astronomers who have long been campaigning for a clear night sky. Traditionally the life of a soldier involves long stretches of boredom punctuated by brief and seemingly unending moments of stark terror. They have long been campaigning in favour of a relief road around the village. There followed some schoolboy pranks up and down the corridors and, to cut a long story short, I ended up being locked out starkers. Punk music, with its live-fast ethos and objurgation of the status quo, never was meant to last long. The leaf laminae of Q. serrata were lanceolate to oblanceolate, 5-15 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. Even though he worked long hours on the railway, he would obligingly help out with the housework. They have two kilometer long starships orbiting the planet and soldiers in every city! As always, my answer is rather long and rambling, and approaches the topic in a very oblique manner. For hours they danced, past the setting of the sun and long into the star-studded night. It will be interesting to see how Greer, traditionally a slow starter, responds to the long layoff. At first glance his face looked like a long oblong, but upon closer inspection, you found him to be a quite handsome looking young man. A rugby career only lasts so long, but friends you make can be useful in later life. Show More Sentences As long as water existed nearby for resting, birds like Canada geese, widgeon, and pintails often thrived in the irrigated countryside. A handsome gray and white bird nearly a foot long, the Canada jay lives in the forests of northern New England. You many not choose a name that is obscene, offensive, unreasonably long or contrary to public interest. As each news bulletin heralds an upwards revision of long past obscene totals, alternative conclusions are easy to avoid. Today's political leaders study long and hard which date to call a General Election. She accepted, but it was not long before the call of the great outdoors became irresistible once more. You will also have your own phone from which long distance calls can be made by calling collect or using a charge card. She did not know how long she had been fighting, nor did she wish to call it to mind. As Sigmund Freud suggested long ago, memories are themselves recast every time they are called to mind. Drake had his Katana, Judas his halberd, John a rapier and dagger, and Conrad wielded his two long swords expertly. This is all illustrated with long, lingering shots of gorgeous northern landscapes, reindeer stampeding across vast expanses of ice and tundra. No one knows how long savers will continue to accept a depreciating monetary unit as numeraire for their savings. There are also numerous examples in the USA, where he has long been popular. There were long lines throughout the day at concession stands and many exhibits. The Family Court is oriented to the long term and must take into account the likely future needs of the child. My 4' 9'' powerhouse of a grandmother, Iris, always in an apron, with sturdy lace-up half-boots, is long gone, and with it her recipe. But Malaysia stands alone among the airlines flying here to score a marvellous five stars for its economy class long haul seating. It is time to stand back from a situation that has gained acceptability through long familiarity and reappraise it objectively. Bradford has a proud record of multi-cultural education and has stood out against higher fees for overseas students for a long time. It affects mainly those who are on the phone all day long, but victims also include teachers, shop assistants and even bingo callers. Show More Sentences They are hardier than standard roses and easy to grow, and they flower over a long period in a painter's palate of colors. Even beer companies, long the standard-bearers of traditional male attitudes, have noticed something different in the brew. It will then attract people looking for a better standard of living, who in turn bring skills and money with them long term. There, her old nurse recognizes the goblet, which the trolls had stolen when they abducted her long ago. Following this discovery, the narrative focuses on the long process of the Virginian's convalescence as Molly nurses him back to health. On the Mississippi Queen, old-time banjos and a calliope belt out favorites from long ago as passengers explore six decks worth of elegance. Finally felt better on Sunday night and now I'm up late writing emails like a demon after too long an absence. These pods often grow 7 or 8 inches long, with beans inside as big around as a half dollar. A half-dozen young skaters with boards under their arms sit down on a long bench up against the wood. Many people with dementia end up being looked after in nursing homes and long stay wards. The number of places in private nursing homes mushroomed while the number of NHS long stay beds plummeted. Its blade was five feet long and golden, with jagged edges on the sides of the blade. For a long time Vavilov nurtured the hope that he would be allowed to go to the Congress. Though they still traveled the same road, they had left the long line of trees that edged it. I have been thinking about this all day long, ever since someone made a stray remark about this investigation that just set my teeth on edge. And neighbours, who asked not to be named, said it was a standing joke that washing had been left hanging outside for so long. I have gift wrapped your article for him as we have a long standing joke going about his baldness. It was pretty funny, but we didn't expect her to continue for too long, so we kept on going, walking along the road. Use a long strip of painted wood or metal for the flag and attach it with a nut and bolt through a drilled hole. The announcement was long on strategy and short on the nuts and bolts of how the forums will work in practice. Show More Sentences His mother was a lot shorter than her son and husband, but had the same shocking stone-blue eyes as her son, and long nut-brown hair. Objects with a wide variety of weight can be supported by a metal hook on a long tapered nail driven at an angle into the plaster. After all, while there may be reduced rainfall there haven't been any long periods of hot, dry weather, as there were in 1976 when many areas had standpipes in the street. In the softer, romantic vein, Rodriguez offered spicy yellow or orange long or short silk dresses with an oriental touch in flowing kimono sleeves and an occasional obi sash. Like most canned foods, its primary reason for existence is a long shelf life and no need for refrigeration. The upper regions of the stem have a characteristic square-shaped cross-section with long internodes separating whorls of elliptical to oblanceolate leaves. The only other paying customer, an old jockey of a man with a massive mustache, stops nursing his drink long enough to come up and ask me for a cigarette. A mother that has nursed a baby that long is apt to skip a year before breeding again, most likely because it takes a while to store up enough fat. Wynne looked at her nurseling for a long moment, then relented. You think I'm a repugnant human being, but you're willing to sleep with me as long as I seduce some little nursey away from a guy who's never even asked you out on a date. We reached the meal hall in scant enough time to have our names marked off on the role and find a place on the long, very conference like table and order our meal on the menu. For men, shirts in light shades are crafted from fine long staple yarn. The long, flexible prongs are placed around the outside edges of the shoe to improve stability and traction and to provide a cushion while you walk. What is certain is that Calvinism will continue to be present in Southern Baptist life as long as Baptist collegians continue to find it appealing. I'm getting very good at leaping long distances from a standing start. The Sun will then continue its life as a red giant star, but not for long. The workshop would go a long way in nurturing female talent, she avers. When you're on your front drive, using an electric plane on a wooden door, it's rarely a good idea to wear tracksuit trousers with long tie-up cords. No one but the most obdurate can fail to acknowledge that the main political problem that has convulsed this beautiful State is still a long way from being resolved. Not many local calypsos have as long lasting effects as Nash's did. Show More Sentences The hype associated with this album suggests that the reason the Chieftains have been able to survive for so long is their willingness to embrace change. The cherry aromas and flavours are spoiled by tired oaky notes that make the nose curl, cling to the palate and sit on the finish too long after the swallow. Presumably to pursue a long career of regretting that he left a lead role on the best show on network television. Their innovations in road surfacing, camber, and drainage meant that many public roads became equal to, if not better than, the toll roads that had long set the standard. He drifted into crime, beginning his long career as a standover man. The callowness now on display goes a long way toward explaining why politicians and the media are held in public esteem somewhere above child molesters and below bankers. The sound of a car revving up and suddenly moving reached my ears, and it was not long before a black car came to my side with a stampede of crazed animals following. They were a little too long to belong in a human mouth and far too sharp. Here in Chicago, they are calling for some cold temperatures and snow for the next two days, all of which has me making plans to stay inside all weekend long. When I started drinking wine as a young man, quite a long time ago, I used to buy cheap Beaujolais from very obliging wine shops in London's cosmopolitan quarter, Soho. By the way, I think a few long stalks of calla lilies or tulips tied with a satin ribbon is so much more beautiful than a bouquet of coloured-tissue-wrapped flowers. I soon found in effect it was impossible for me to declare it, considering the contrast of the solitariness of my long obnubilation and obscurity. In El Tresillo, as in many of the oldest card games, the numeral cards in the round suits rank in the reverse order from the numeral cards in the long suits. Why shut it down so long ago if it was just going to stand empty? After the best first round of his career by a champion who formerly had the reputation of being a slow starter, the only question was how long Brodie would last. By the time I actually made it to the clinic, I had been awake so long, and had been depriving myself of anything other than just water, that I was beginning to hallucinate. Why the reluctance to reimpose Glass-Steagall protections, which worked so well for so long? I want to mention one other measure that has been long called-for and that has been achieved in this Budget, and that is the youth residential drug rehabilitation centre. Conscious or not, this film is strong and will be remembered long after many other sweeter, more conventional favourites have faded into unobtrusive oblivion. Those who fail to measure up to his standards are not tolerated for long. Show More Sentences Many of the men wore white skullcaps and long white robes, dishdashas, and the women were either scarved and covered or in the full abaya, a black nunlike garb. Abraham's work is almost all related to Maxwell's theory and he wrote a text which was the standard work on electrodynamics in Germany for a long time. It took a long time before the forest returned to its usual calmness. I want an iambic tetrameter at least four stanzas long from this experience. Yet it's not that long since anyone who argued for keeping the Pound was dismissed as a Little Englander or even a Europhobe. More than 100 images evocatively capture a fondly-remembered world which has long since gone. This somewhat long time span has been divided into five phases, starting from the protohistoric until the late medieval. Five humeral reconstruction prostheses and three of the cemented humeral long stems were tested. Most of these poems are in free verse, some in uniform stanzas or in long, loose stanzas, except for a prose poem and eleven sonnets. Propelling pencil style, it might not last as long as kohl pencil and there is no refill, but it has a good smudger on the end. Even UPS are not properly charged due to the long intervals of loadshedding, she said. Native Evenk and Yakut people have long claimed a 'Nesski' lurks in its depths. Europeanism was long a welcome identity for a country that after World War II was more than happy to embrace an alternative. The prose poem has long elicited mixed views with many critics arguing its increasing prominence. Etzel is an eminent pediatrician and epidemiologist with a long and distinguished career studying the impact of environment on children's health. As long as the employer applies discipline appropriately and even-handedly against those who violate the published rules, it is not an issue here either. As long as that policy is in place, it should be applied evenhandedly. Still, the tradition has long associated them with the diaconate, with Stephen himself commemorated as the first deacon and protomartyr of the new covenant. Whether you want a shorter but stylish evening gown or a plicate bow long dress, you can find a color and design in the new range to suit almost any prom or formal occasion. For instance, she calls our attention to the distinction, introduced as long ago as 1968 by the German scholar Roland Harweg, between emic and etic openings of narratives. Show More Sentences A 16-year-old male was admitted awake, eupnoeic and with shaft fractures of the long bones, to a primary care hospital after a road traffic accident. Intolerance, persecution, and proselytism are invidious and ill-sounding terms, never long absent from the mouths of anti-Catholic controversialists. The long and time consuming process of blood cells culturing is not required as cells can be fixed on the slide after treating with hypotonic solution. In the long term, these changes will further the symptoms of MD, FM, CFS, and NP and encourage HPA brain hyperfunction in susceptible individuals. Holy iambic pentameter, Batman, I hadn't felt so dumb in a long time. Examples from Classical Literature If such music-making is ever to become accepted, then I long for Death the releaser. It was accomplished by reeving a line from hole to hole by means of the long slender pole already mentioned. By her it easily may be perceiv'd, How long in women lasts the flame of love, If sight and touch do not relume it oft. Eye small and closed, with long flat segments, which are reflexed at the tips and set in an irregular basin. Finally ren broke his long silence and talked to him about what he was discovering. Under these new auspices the fair penitent and the renunciatory hero began long careers in English drama and fiction. The hope of replenishing their larder was likely to be realised easily, and ere long. He then was reft of many woes who bore her in his heart so long a time, when he saw the lovely maid stand forth so glorious. She asked Rennie and Donnie, the inseparable two who had worked in that corner so long. But, in this case, what had been his reason for repelling her at first and making her suffer so long? The wards are bare and repellant and the days are long and dreary for the sick men. You will see that, before long, he will be back again, and reinstated in power. Skilled in optics as he was, the reinvention was a task neither long nor difficult for him. After the reinvention we have been surprised to discover that previous generations had used these instruments long before us. The village lay in a re-entrant of the hills, from which two long spurs projected like the piers of a harbour. Then they were unbent from the cleats, and reeved together to make a long tow line. We are Italians by birth, but have lived long in the various countries of Europe, and several years in the United States. Clear your long suit before you part with your card of re-entry. They measured fifteen feet in height, and 150 to 175 yards long, and their speed of propagation was thirty feet per second. But Aunt March had not this gift, and she worried Amy very much with her rules and orders, her prim ways, and long, prosy talks. Show More Sentences It is long since that Leith Clay-Randolph knocked at the back door of Idlewild and melted the heart of Gunda. It hadn't taken 'em long to re-establish friendly relations. The discussion which followed Mr. Tidditt's reminder was long and serious. About 10 micrometers long, an AFM's tip protrudes from the end of a cantilever. And even as he did so he heard a burst of cries and tumult in the long rooms and corridors without. Instead, during our long residence here, he has been uniformly consistent in his role of protector and provider. They would be able to renter the world after a long retirement. I have no idea of how long we were in that vast everglade, but it must have been for weeks. New roads had been made, and one long since closed had been reopened. Yet he returned to earth long enough to indulge in a mild bit of repartee. Town started promisingly and were rewarded with an early penalty, which Richard Mahoney converted, but it didn't take long for DMP to respond with McTurk scoring. It was full as heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. The delicate-handed gentleman was a match for the workman in everything but strength, and Arthur's skill enabled him to protract the struggle for some long moments. The bark of some of the Eucalypti falls annually, or hangs dead in long shreds which swing about with the wind, and give to the woods a desolate and untidy appearance. That very day the miners began their labors, with a vigor and alacrity proportionate to their long rest from fatigue and their hopes of ultimate success. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of long? Words that rhyme with long What is the past tense of long? What is the plural of long? What is the adverb for long? What is the adjective for long? What is the noun for long? Translations for long Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words Loney lone wolf lonesomeness lonesomely lonesome loners 'long Long longa long-acting long after long ago 4-letter Words Starting With l lo lon