Examples of a long time ago in a Sentence
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The Federal Aviation Administration could have acted administratively a long time ago, says Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
History rendered its judgement a long time ago on Coppola’s war movie, and its rapturous reception at the fest has become a key part of its backstory.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
But, yes, it was supposed to be gone a long time ago.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
That concept disappeared a long time ago thanks to endless news cycles, social media overload and the reality of the world’s difficulties creeping onto campuses.
—Jim Martin, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
It was originally supposed to operational by 2015, but that expectation came and went a long time ago.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 May 2024
The pier’s old Ruby’s Diner shuttered during the pandemic, and those hand pies were a long time ago.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
This is about doing the right thing for our kids, our families, and our communities, and it should’ve been done a long time ago.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
Somebody said this to me a long time ago, that other people’s pain is funny now but your pain is funny later.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
History rendered its judgement a long time ago on Coppola’s war movie, and its rapturous reception at the fest has become a key part of its backstory.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
But, yes, it was supposed to be gone a long time ago.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
That concept disappeared a long time ago thanks to endless news cycles, social media overload and the reality of the world’s difficulties creeping onto campuses.
—Jim Martin, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
It was originally supposed to operational by 2015, but that expectation came and went a long time ago.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 May 2024
The pier’s old Ruby’s Diner shuttered during the pandemic, and those hand pies were a long time ago.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
This is about doing the right thing for our kids, our families, and our communities, and it should’ve been done a long time ago.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
Somebody said this to me a long time ago, that other people’s pain is funny now but your pain is funny later.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
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“A long time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20long%20time%20ago. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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