lengthen
verb (used with object)
to make longer; make greater in length.
had lengthened
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past perfectof lengthen.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Research by the Health Foundation think tank suggested that industrial action by consultants and junior doctors had lengthened the waiting list by around 210,000.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
Climate Central found the growing season had lengthened since 1970 for 80% of the than 200 cities across the U.S. it analyzed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
The rate at which the number of positive cases doubles in hard-hit Bergen County had lengthened to about seven days, up from about three days.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2020
The interval between bad attacks had lengthened to a week.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 15, 2017
In the past year the crocus had lengthened considerably.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
