at length
Idioms-
In full, extensively. For example, The preacher went on at length about sin , or I have read at length about these cameras . [c. 1500]
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After a long time, finally, as in At length the procession ended . [Early 1500s] Also see in the long run .
Example Sentences
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They have twice been questioned at length by public prosecutors and lawyers for the civil parties.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
In recent days, the fourth-year player has posted several videos on Instagram in which he speaks at length about his religious beliefs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Khalil has spoken at length about befriending Jewish students at Columbia, attending Shabbat dinners and seeing Jewish students as “integral” during the protest movement on campus.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
But the tankers hauling oil and fuel through the Strait of Hormuz have never been disrupted at length.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Once Acorn put up a plover, which flew round them, calling shrilly, until at length they crossed a bank and left it behind.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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