protract
verb (used with object)
to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
protracts
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present tense formof protract (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The episodic nature of the work protracts the ending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
“If the conflict protracts, the Ukrainians have more leverage to be able to negotiate,” Watling said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
What distinguishes this pandemic as a traumatic experience, she said, is that no one knows when it will end, which protracts anxiety.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2020
Matthew Warchus's revival protracts the overall experience to three hours... at least a small part of this excess is attributable to the meal Spall makes of his lines.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2016
Were Providence to suspend or change the law which protracts the grumbler’s existence beyond the length of better men, I am sure no one would complain of it except the grumbler himself.
From Talkers With Illustrations by John Bate
