overlong
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Where “Iceman” has the feel of an overlong podcast episode with a lone man ranting into a microphone, “Maid of Honour” is a party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The only thing “Saturday Night Live” loves more than an overlong current events cold open is running a successful joke into the ground.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2025
I wish the same could be said about his overlong dream-logic interludes, which tantalize as peeks into Frankie’s psyche but eventually feel like style filler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
The momentum was frequently torpedoed by waffly, overlong video interludes - but Usher's magnetic stage presence just about held the concert together.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
Lon glared at the skull, its silent mocking laughter, and rolled up his overlong sleeves.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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