We found 16 examples of how to use prolonged in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 16 of 16.
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1. | The stock market is in a prolonged slump. | |
2. | The session will be prolonged again. | |
3. | There followed a prolonged silence. | |
4. | The economist anticipated a prolonged depression. | |
5. | The prolonged drought did severe damage to crops. | |
6. | A prolonged silence followed. | |
7. | The treatment prolonged the agony. | |
8. | Avoid prolonged use of the console. To help prevent eye strain, take a break of about 15 minutes during every hour of play. | |
9. | Since Tom arrived at Guantanamo Bay he has been exposed to different forms of torture: sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation, extreme temperatures, prolonged isolation, lack of sunlight and limited health care. | |
10. | In 1973, the United States launched Skylab, a space station. It was designed so that astronauts could live and work in orbit for prolonged periods of time. | |
11. | This huge war has been prolonged. | |
12. | A terrible scream—a prolonged yell of horror and anguish burst out of the silence of the moor. That frightful cry turned the blood to ice in my veins. | |
13. | Pedro died after a prolonged illness. | |
14. | Prolonged lockdowns risk causing more suffering than the killer virus itself. | |
15. | It is well to have a small reserve supply of food, such as chocolate or beef tablets, to tide one over a prolonged period between meals. | |
16. | The findings hold promise for preventing muscle and bone loss in astronauts on prolonged space trips like Mars missions, as well as people on Earth who are confined to bed or need wheelchairs. |