How to Use for any length of time in a Sentence
for any length of time
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The shop will dry-age steaks for any length of time a customer requests.
— Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023 -
By this point, Manet was no longer able to paint standing up for any length of time.
— Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020 -
Losing George for any length of time would be a major blow to the Clippers.
— Beth Harris, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023 -
May, who rarely left Salem for any length of time, called his workspace there the Regionaire’s Club.
— oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2023 -
Don’t invest in anything that requires you to tie up funds for any length of time.
— orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2020 -
Losing Simons for any length of time would be a major blow for the Blazers (28-30).
— oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2023 -
But the Browns can ill afford to be without their starting corner for any length of time.
— cleveland, 28 Aug. 2020 -
Any team that loses its franchise QB for any length of time would be worried.
— Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2021 -
That will be the status of the Rams’ rapidly dwindling playoff hopes if Stafford is sidelined for any length of time.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023 -
For a Guardians team that runs hot and cold on offense, losing Naylor for any length of time at this part of the season would hurt.
— Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 30 July 2022 -
So the energy costs to keep this thing chilled for any length of time become very expensive, very quick.
— Vulture, 18 Apr. 2023 -
So the energy costs to keep this thing chilled for any length of time become very expensive, very quick.
— Vulture, 18 Apr. 2023 -
Plants should never be transported in a cold trunk or be allowed to sit in a cold car for any length of time, so make your plant purchases the last stop of the day.
— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022 -
Taking classes online at home can lead to more free time than an athlete is used to, especially if their sport is paused for any length of time.
— Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2020 -
Although riding an e-bike of any kind for any length of time takes a little orienting, the learning curve is pretty short, Goldberg says.
— Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022 -
Tawwab suggests changing our language to focus on being together for any length of time.
— Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022 -
Animals rarely push their metabolism beyond about four times their resting rate for any length of time.
— Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2010 -
Anyone who has tried playing around with ChatGPT for any length of time is likely to have come across these inaccuracies.
— Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023 -
At a deeper level, the cumulative force of the imagery evokes a sensation familiar to anyone who inhabits a place for any length of time.
— John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2021 -
Although most nail polish removers are not marked with an expiration date, the solvents in them usually evaporate quickly if left open to the air for any length of time.
— Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 23 Jan. 2023 -
Operate in the modern music industry for any length of time and someone is bound to recite this famous quote from Hunter S. Thompson in your direction.
— Tim Ingham, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023 -
Anyone who has followed college athletics recruiting for any length of time knows there’s often a harsh reality to the process.
— oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2020 -
But working on an assembly line for any length of time while on a TN visa constitutes immigration fraud, according to Kuck and Karnani.
— Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 5 Aug. 2022 -
Jake Bittle: Disasters are already displacing hundreds of thousands or millions of people for any length of time each year.
— The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023 -
This happened despite reservations from managers and engineers who knew that machines, tools and people cannot withstand such pressures for any length of time.
— Bogdan Costea, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023 -
Randall also encouraged people to foster animals for any length of time.
— Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2022 -
Harris noted that the obligation in TRAs is one-sided; the employer usually isn’t making a commitment to keep the employees onboard for any length of time, and employees may still be required to repay their debt even if the employer fires them.
— Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023 -
Technically, the Galaxy Watch 5 is waterproof, however, some reviewers complain of warranty issues if Samsung knows the watch has been used for swimming or submerged underwater for any length of time.
— John Thompson, Men's Health, 22 Dec. 2022 -
This is a story about secrecy and intimacy, cooperation and competition, affection and disaffection and sundry smaller and bigger challenges that will be familiar to most anyone who has been in a relationship for any length of time.
— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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