protracted
IPA: proʊtrˈæktɪd
adjective
- Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
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Examples of "protracted" in Sentences
- I protracted the time on purpose.
- Development of the big engine was protracted.
- The selection process is somewhat protracted.
- The negotiations proved arduous and protracted.
- The assembly of Gondwana was a protracted process.
- In many states, the debate was long and protracted.
- It was the protracted horror of the Vietnamese war.
- This was the beginning of a protracted guerilla war.