Definition: 1. Measuring or covering a great length or distance, or a greater length or distance than usual. 2. Lasting or taking a great amount of time or more time than usual.
Use 'long' in a sentence:
1. How long will the flight take?
2. She died after a long illness.
3. The long blades clashed together.
4. I haven't been here for a long time.
5. Have you been waiting long?
6. How long have you been married?
7. The long skirt restricted her movements.
8. The long journey tired him.
9. How long does the play last?
10. I don't intend staying long.
11. How long is the tunnel?
12. How long have you had digital?
13. We shan't be gone long.
14. Have you been here long?
15. Workers toiled long hours.
16. We've been friends a long time.
17. There was an awkwardly long silence.
18. She has long fair hair.
19. These reforms are long overdue.
20. How long can a human being go without sleep?
21. He took a long time getting to sleep that night.
22. Strike-bound travellers face long delays.
23. It's a long shot, but it just might work.
24. We go back a long way, he and I.
25. A small amount of this paint goes a long way.
26. I haven't known him as long as you.
27. The bureaucrats dallied too long.
28. My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours.
29. I think it's only three weeks long.
30. It's about that long.
31. I could sit and watch the river all day long.
32. How long is the River Nile?
33. She usually wears long skirts.
34. The company has come a long way in the last 5 years.
35. Sue has long dark hair.
36. I used a long exposure for this one.
37. He retired long before the war.
38. These changes have occurred over a long time span.
39. Time how long it takes you to answer the questions.
40. I was just thinking what a long way it is.
41. Sorry I took so long.
42. She wears her hair long.
43. The company has a long tradition of fine design.
44. The government is long on ideas but short on performance.
45. She seems to make her money go a long way.
46. I'm just going out ─ I won't be too long.
47. I need a shower ─ I won't take long.
48. The table is six feet long.
49. I had a long conversation with her the other day.
50. How long have you been in your present job?
51. It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.
52. What do I think about it? How long have you got?
53. We've come a long way since the early days of the project.
54. How long would the roof hold?
55. Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours.
56. Her parents no longer have any real influence over her.
57. The traffic took a long time to clear after the accident.
58. She's long past retirement age.
59. How long have you been living in this country?
