Definitions

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  • adjective superlative form of long: most long.
  • adverb superlative form of long: most long.
  • verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of long.

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  • adverb for the most time

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Examples

  • It's what I call the longest blue state -- Colorado.

    Secrets From The Country's Thinnest State 2011

  • You schedule a meeting of electrical engineers, software engineers, or scientists and the agenda item that takes the longest is the one that takes the least expertise; the one that requires the least domain specific knowledge.

    Matthew Yglesias » Argue What You Know 2010

  • Pretty dismal progress, when you consider that Brown had what he describes as the longest period of economic expansion for a century.

    Brown's "new jobs" boast is down to immigration 2008

  • After notifying the university, an archeological team was dispatched and the University of Pretoria began what it described as the longest excavation project in South Africa.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • He immediately left for Lawrence to make what he called the longest two-and-a-half hour drive of his life.

    Kansan.com stories < 2010

  • After what he called the longest two days of his life, Alves got a measure of good news in

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • Feeling his way through the darkness and devastation, Mesidor, pastor of Concord Baptist Church, sang every song that came to mind while walking during what he described as the longest night of his life.

    Biblical Recorder 2010

  • Only on the job for a couple weeks Sheptor was about to face what he calls the longest and most memorable year of his life.

    News for WSAV 2009

  • Only on the job for a couple weeks Sheptor was about to face what he calls the longest and most memorable year of his life.

    News for WSAV 2009

  • He also noted that during what he called the longest board meeting in the company's history, his directors "unanimously endorsed our business model, strategic direction and the team."

    San Francisco Sentinel 2009

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