Wondering how to use Lengthening in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as prolongation or protraction.
Lengthening in a sentence
Related words
Lengthening meaning
- The process of making or growing longer.
- a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens
Synonyms of Lengthening
Using Lengthening
- The main meaning on this page is: The process of making or growing longer. | a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens
- Useful related words include: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, continuance.
- In the example corpus, lengthening often appears in combinations such as: of lengthening, lengthening your, lengthening the.
Context around Lengthening
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lengthening
- In this selection, "lengthening" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shortening, perhaps, limb, mascara, eligibility and nails stand out and add context to how "lengthening" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the lengthening of the and by a lengthening in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lengthening" sits close to words such as aamir, abysmal and alderman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lengthening
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Are they shortening, lengthening or improving, any color on the ROI there? (12 words)
The volumizing and lengthening mascara will have your lashes feeling long and full. (13 words)
He faces further hospital visits and potential leg lengthening surgery when he is older. (14 words)
Early in its operational service, the StarLifter demonstrated that it could carry even larger loads, and the U.S. Air Force increased the size of the “workhorse” by lengthening the fuselage of the C-141A by 23.3 feet. (39 words)
Our project revenue was particularly impacted by a lengthening in the cycle of converting awarded backlog to contracted backlog as well as continued industry-wide supply chain issues that are extending our construction time lines. (35 words)
He told NBC "there absolutely is hope" that those on board will know how to make that oxygen supply last as long as possible, perhaps lengthening the window of time for rescue. (32 words)
Are they shortening, lengthening or improving, any color on the ROI there? (12 words)
So, if we’re not only lengthening the school day, but students are fitting other things in, where does the crack break? (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
Are they shortening, lengthening or improving, any color on the ROI there?
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, the desperate serial killer John Kramer travels to a shady clinic in Mexico in the hopes of lengthening his time on earth by any means necessary.
He told NBC "there absolutely is hope" that those on board will know how to make that oxygen supply last as long as possible, perhaps lengthening the window of time for rescue.
Lengthening eligibility from one month to six, or even a year, would also reduce administrative costs, while also lowering the chance someone will lose benefits over a technicality.
Moses’ tibia and fibula were broken during the ‘painful’ treatment last month, and magnetic, limb-lengthening nails were inserted into those bones.
Our project revenue was particularly impacted by a lengthening in the cycle of converting awarded backlog to contracted backlog as well as continued industry-wide supply chain issues that are extending our construction time lines.
The Cardinal maintained the lead throughout the set, lengthening the gap as the set neared its end.
The volumizing and lengthening mascara will have your lashes feeling long and full.
We provide educational resources, guidance on post-operative care, and information on lifestyle modifications during the lengthening process.
And the lengthening of the trees' growing season, with an earlier start and later end to warmer weather, could affect the sap too.
By lengthening the term of a mortgage, a borrower spreads their repayments over a longer period of time and therefore reduces the monthly costs.
He faces further hospital visits and potential leg lengthening surgery when he is older.
Norman was chairman of the Invercargill Airport company at a time of significant developments, of runway lengthening and carpark extensions.
So, if we’re not only lengthening the school day, but students are fitting other things in, where does the crack break?
The long-lasting, lengthening mascara creates the look of lash extensions using lightweight tubing technology to visibly extend the look of lashes beyond their natural length.
The only sour points for Liverpool manager were more additions to a lengthening injury list, with both Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota picking up injuries during the first-half.
Alderson stressing the importance of adding a mid-level starter comes in the wake of Porter saying the Mets would look at “lengthening” the rotation behind Jacob deGrom.
Early in its operational service, the StarLifter demonstrated that it could carry even larger loads, and the U.S. Air Force increased the size of the “workhorse” by lengthening the fuselage of the C-141A by 23.3 feet.
Golf’s jewel in the crown The Masters and English soccer’s Premier League joined the lengthening list of elite sporting events to fall foul of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday.
In reviewing family feedback, students and family members continue to experience stress with the lengthening of this virtual environment of learning.
Common combinations with lengthening
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of lengthening 27×
- lengthening your 24×
- lengthening the 23×
- the lengthening 11×
- lengthening of 11×
- by lengthening 8×
- lengthening and 7×
- and lengthening 6×
- to lengthening 4×
- lengthening in 3×