How to use "long" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "long" in popular movie and book plots

  • This results in a long string of draws, forcing the computer to learn the concept of futility and no-win scenarios.  - WarGames
  • He exits the crowded freeway and attempts to contact his wife but gives up due to the long line at a phone booth.  - The Day After
  • Following a long chase, most of the island is consumed in flames.  - Lord of the Flies
  • They start recruiting others for the long haul and Rod becomes the de facto leader of a community that eventually grows to around 75 people.  - Tunnel in the Sky
  • Mike says that Laura's murderer is a similar entity, Killer Bob, a feral, denim-clad man with long gray hair.  - Twin Peaks
  • As Jack pursues Danny through the Overlook, he briefly gains control of himself only long enough for Danny to run away.  - The Shining (novel)
  • The Ring gave him long life and changed him over hundreds of years into a twisted, corrupted creature called Gollum.  - The Lord of the Rings
  • Life for the Voyager crew evolves during their long journey.  - Star Trek: Voyager
  • Meanwhile, Julia's sister Emily has been trying to contact her, worried about her after such a long trip to a strange land.  - Original Sin (2001 film)
  • Not long after Erika tells Kimiko to strip, Piro comes by, who she tells to get undressed as well.  - Megatokyo
  • He declares that he will wait for her as long as necessary in the street outside Higgins's house ("On the Street Where You Live").  - My Fair Lady
  • The long tiring struggle for survival begins that has Scarlett working in the fields.  - Gone with the Wind (novel)
  • After a long and brutal fight, Gigan and Megalon both retreat and Godzilla and Jet Jaguar shake hands on a job well done.  - Godzilla vs. Megalon
  • The woodman says the tomb was relocated long ago by the hero who vanquished the vampires that haunted the region.  - Carmilla
  • Babylon 5 is an O'Neill cylinder five miles long and a half-mile to a mile in diameter.  - Babylon 5
  • Furious, the Joker kills Bob, his number one thug, then shoots the Batwing using a long barreled gun, causing it to crash.  - Batman (1989 film)

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