How to Use a good long in a Sentence

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• Lasts a good long time and is not the least bit drying.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
• Giving the tuna a good long soak will loosen most, but not all the spines.
  — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
• Brooks leaped right in smoothly and kept the ropes flying for a good long time.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 17 Aug. 2020
• And this had a good long run on television for more than 60 years.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• My mom lived a good long life and aged with laughter and gratitude.
  — Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
• Belichick and Josh McDaniels had a good long chat while their teams went through warmups and stretching.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022
• And about a decade after that, in 2006, came Macs with Intel processors, which have had a good long run.
  — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2020
• Its creamy flavors of lemon gelato and baked apples lingered for a good long while.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2022
• But once Samuel Alito and his fellow travelers peeled the box open, the world got a good long stare at the dead cat inside.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
• Cut fir greens last a good long time, offer excellent fragrance and for most of us, just look the most like Christmas greens.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2022
• For a good long while now, white has had the smallest slice of Magic the Gathering's famous five-color pie.
  — Joe Parlock, Forbes, 3 June 2021
• Scents of lemon verbena, fresh-cut grass, gunflint and peonies will keep you swirling and sniffing for a good long time.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 May 2022
• Or break out a favorite Liberty puzzle and settle in for a good long while.
  — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 10 Dec. 2021
• Lisa Pelham paused for a good long moment before sharing her thoughts about that.
  — al, 4 Dec. 2020
• James Bouknight threw his arms around R.J. Cole, who is recovering from a concussion, and held on a good long time.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 14 Mar. 2021
• And at roughly 20 glasses per box, that gives you a good long time to enjoy it, without worrying about waste.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 20 Sep. 2022
• Scented with citrus and musk, this room spray from Magnolia (in the Linen scent) is a light, clean smell that doesn’t overpower but still lasts a good long time.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2023
• Murder mysteries fell out of fashion for a good long while, but there’s been a recent resurgence.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
• Humans, according to experts, biologically need touch and a good long hug is one of the best ways to get it.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2021
• Shyamalan, who's adapted the book with Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman, remains largely faithful to the blueprint of its brisk, scary narrative, at least for a good long while.
  — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 1 Feb. 2023
• Last week, the New York Times officially rolled out its stand-alone audio app, which had been gestating in development for a good long while.
  — Vulture, 24 May 2023
• Last week, the New York Times officially rolled out its stand-alone audio app, which had been gestating in development for a good long while.
  — Vulture, 24 May 2023
• Find out which family the different plants belong to, and then take a good long look at those plants to see their common characteristics.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 28 Aug. 2023
• Martina has been working in Latin America and Spain for a good long time and is a very prominent Argentine actor.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
• Journeyman writer-director Mark Steven Johnson is smart enough to let this war of attrition — and the inevitable detente and romance — play out over a good long stretch in the middle of his movie.
  — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
• For a good long while, Bones and All is rather outstanding—an equally seductive and sinister scavenging of genre touchstones.
  — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 23 Nov. 2022
• Anita Klemencic of Slovenia stayed upright for a good long while, unfastening her skis more quickly than do some.
  — Chuck Culpepper, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2022
• Martin, who has a good long swig of Smirnoff before class, becomes a popular, engaging teacher who gets his students clapping and laughing along.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Dec. 2020
• And operating in the rarefied confines of Hulu, the show should have the opportunity to keep the lights on, and the conversation going, potentially for a good long time.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 9 Sep. 2020
• The results are the same, mostly, although in the former version, Matthias doesn’t learn the circumstances of the betrayal until much later, giving him ample reason to hate Nina for a good long time out in Hellgate.
  — Devon Maloney, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 19 Aug 2024