How to Use prolong in a Sentence

prolong

verb

• Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.
• High interest rates were prolonging the recession.
• The drug that was meant to prolong her life had caused her death.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
• He’s been in prison for 40 years and doesn’t want to prolong the inevitable.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 3 May 2024
• Then Paul takes a turn for the worse, and Viv needs to prolong her stay in Oakland.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2021
• Tandon puts one of Silke's rods in to prolong the look of her blowout.
  — Neha Tandon, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023
• This will prevent power surges and prolong the life of the bulbs.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
• Maybe this was an attempt to prolong our back-and-forth.
  — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
• The Buckeyes have to get off the field in third down and can’t allow Michigan to prolong drives.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2022
• But sometimes all that medicine can do is to prolong the dying phase.
  — Emma Bubola, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022
• In the States, Jay-Z gave me the business approach on how to prolong my career.
  — Robert Solomon, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2022
• Experts weigh in on how to prolong the life and comfort of your mattress.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2024
• Consistent speed and power prolong the grinder’s life and help to keep the blade sharp.
  — Brad Fenson, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
• Pegula went up a break and was serving at 5-4 to prolong the match.
  — Sean Gregory, TIME, 8 Sep. 2024
• Even the best gardening tools need to be stored inside to prolong their life and keep them in good shape.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• If you’re tempted to toss a semi-old sweet potato in the fridge in the hopes of prolonging its shelf life, don’t.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2023
• The goal is to prolong the amount of time individuals can live in good health.
  — Lisa Schencker, chicagotribune.com, 4 Jan. 2022
• At that point, the goal of treatment is to prolong life, explains Dr. Soliman.
  — Jenny McCoy, Health.com, 28 Feb. 2022
• Don’t allow that sense of fear or overwhelm to prolong the starting point any longer.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
• Longer battery life means there’s less need to recharge so often which helps prolong the service life of the headphones.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
• Rapamycin, a small molecule that has been shown to prolong the lifespan, was given to the flies next.
  — New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
• To prolong the life of your blooms, place your Easter lily in bright, indirect light in a cool, but not drafty, spot in your home.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
• But some say the proposal will prolong the use of fossil fuels.
  — Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 27 July 2022
• Wash and remove stems and pits right before using the cherries to prolong their life.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024
• And so if the bleaching is prolonged for a prolonged period of time, that coral then begins to die.
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
• At less than 40 minutes each, the episodes don’t prolong our agony, yet crucial bits of context seem to be lost on the cutting room floor.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
• This action helps to prolong the effects of endocannabinoids in the body.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
• Our testers were happy with the fabric being machine-washable, as this will help prolong the life of the bag.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
• Michael Nguyen, once a tailor to the stars, is the founder of Longevity House, a club where the ultra-wealthy are dipping into high-tech ways to prolong their lives.
  — Longreads, 31 Aug. 2022
• If there was a sense that Netanyahu was artificially prolonging the war for his own needs, the country would know that because the Army would leak it.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024