a long story
noun
: a description of how something happened that is complicated to explain
"Why are you late?" "It's a long story. I'll tell you later."
Examples of a long story in a Sentence
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To make a long story short, Grifol did not succeed, leaving the Sox in their current situation, looking for their sixth manager since 2020 after Rick Renteria, La Russa, Miguel Cairo, Grifol and Grady Sizemore.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
In a long story about Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake and Arizona politics Nuzzi wrote for New York in April, her interactions with Gallego sound more friendly than those with Lake, but that fits into Lake’s attack-the-media posing.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
Garten had just begun telling me a long story about a spur-of-the-moment trip to Paris when Brown, her assistant, interrupted us with news that the tour group had arrived at her gate.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
To make a long story impossibly brief: Mort was born in Brooklyn, in 1931.
—Sofia Warren, The New Yorker, 8 July 2024
When the Wall Street Journal recently ran a long story about Biden’s age issues, the bulk of the reporting leaned heavily on Republican politicians who have endorsed Trump claiming that Biden was slipping.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Every media session with Foerster includes a long story (or five).
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
In another clip, Nick is extremely focused on telling someone off-camera a long story when Amber suddenly interrupts, playing another orchestral song.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Chappelle concludes The Dreamer with a long story about how his second stand-up special went awry involving a nightclub, loud music, bad producers, and Russian mobsters.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2023
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
In a long story about Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake and Arizona politics Nuzzi wrote for New York in April, her interactions with Gallego sound more friendly than those with Lake, but that fits into Lake’s attack-the-media posing.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
Garten had just begun telling me a long story about a spur-of-the-moment trip to Paris when Brown, her assistant, interrupted us with news that the tour group had arrived at her gate.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
To make a long story impossibly brief: Mort was born in Brooklyn, in 1931.
—Sofia Warren, The New Yorker, 8 July 2024
When the Wall Street Journal recently ran a long story about Biden’s age issues, the bulk of the reporting leaned heavily on Republican politicians who have endorsed Trump claiming that Biden was slipping.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Every media session with Foerster includes a long story (or five).
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
In another clip, Nick is extremely focused on telling someone off-camera a long story when Amber suddenly interrupts, playing another orchestral song.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Chappelle concludes The Dreamer with a long story about how his second stand-up special went awry involving a nightclub, loud music, bad producers, and Russian mobsters.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2023
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“A long story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20long%20story. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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