Example Sentences

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The well-filled programs, though lengthy, suffered from no longueurs, so choosing highlights is difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

When the movie premiered at the Venice and Telluride film festivals this fall, it drew the full gamut of reactions, some of which sniped at its longueurs, its indulgences and its three-hour-plus running time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

It’s not exactly pleasurable — and it’s filled with disorienting longueurs — but it really sticks.

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

The longueurs didn’t disappear, but there was joy even in being bored.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2021

To keep themselves warm during the inevitable longueurs, visitors sing songs of peace and harmony in several languages.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann