How to Use lengthen in a Sentence

lengthen

verb

• The days lengthened with the approach of spring.
• Proper care will lengthen the life of the engine.
• Tarell Basham raised his arms to lengthen his frame up the middle.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2021
• That said, more and more brands are releasing over-the-counter formulations that claim to help lengthen lashes.
  — Health.com, 16 Sep. 2021
• And with emissions threatening to make heat waves worse and lengthen warm seasons, that could mean less milk production from cows across the country.
  — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021
• Earlier blooms can also lengthen pollen season, which can cause longer allergen periods for people.
  — Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2021
• The agency also cautioned that the list may lengthen and that possibly toxic products may still be for sale at additional outlets.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
• These changes visually lengthen the hood profile and align the pillars with the front wheel center, giving Civic an axle-to-dash ratio more characteristic of a rear-drive car.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
• Apophis will veer into a slightly different orbit around the sun, its circa 30-hour day could shorten or lengthen, and landslides and temblors may reshape its surface.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
• For example, short lash types will see the most transformation from a lengthening mascara, while thin lashes will benefit from a thickening formula.
  — Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 30 July 2024
• But on Chinese social media, calls are growing for authorities to lengthen quarantine for overseas arrivals.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Sep. 2021
• What makes this lengthening mascara good enough for this beauty icon is the Lash-Changing Power Brush that lifts and separates each and every lash from root to tip.
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 July 2024
• As the days lengthen again in spring, the bulbs will start to enlarge.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2022
• These are great for those who want to lengthen or change the shape of their nails.
  — Elizabeth Denton, Allure, 31 Mar. 2022
• The project will lengthen and widen the northbound ramp at the exit.
  — oregonlive, 29 July 2022
• Winter will pass, the days will lengthen, the ice will melt in the pasture pond.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
• To lengthen its life span, take care when putting it up and storing it.
  — Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
• But the lengthening hurricane season, the floods, and the droughts?
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
• It’s helped grow the bare spots in my eyebrows and lengthened my lashes.
  — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
• Opting for any of these may lengthen your route, but will decrease the angle of the pitch.
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
• The Colts are waiting to see whether the broken nose could lengthen his absence.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2022
• Draw your navel up to your spine to lengthen the lower back—or, if that’s too hard, don’t do it.
  — Josh Freedman, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2022
• As the day progressed, the ropes used to move the obelisk started to slip and lengthen, endangering the outcome of the project.
  — William Gurstelle, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
• The pace of delivery and breaks for applause can lengthen a speech.
  — George Petras, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
• The race has lengthened to 15 miles, the mowers aren’t just mowers and the car perk’s been phased out, but the tradition still stands.
  — Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2023
• The impact causes a tendon in the leg to lengthen, pulling wires on the underside of each toe.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 1 Dec. 2021
• The shorter bristles cozy right up to our roots (to sculpt), while the wider teeth glide through to the very tips of our lashes (to lengthen and define).
  — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
• But that mascara must lengthen, lift, and plump my lashes.
  — elle.com, 20 Apr. 2023
• The brand claims the brush's design is to thank, made to thicken the look of lashes up to 200% while combing through to lengthen and separate.
  — Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
• Goes on very smooth, coats well, and really does lengthen.
  — Susan Brickell, Health.com, 19 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024