weeks-long
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Jackie died last month after a weeks-long battle with a mysterious illness, setting off a torrent of heart-wrenching tributes and messages from her devoted fans who hailed from around the globe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Rather than participate in that democratic process, Uefa issued a press release - the beginning of a weeks-long smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership," it wrote in the court filing.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The result was something distinctly authentic with an underground quality that would have been hard to replicate at a sprawling, weeks-long festival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
No protest roadblocks remained standing in Bolivia on Tuesday, the government said, as it deployed the army to quell weeks-long demonstrations that had throttled roads nationwide.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Unable to step outside, the conquistadors cowered in shelters beneath a relentless, weeks-long barrage of flaming stone.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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