How to Use decades-long in a Sentence

decades-long

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  • Trends have been bucked, decades-long waits have been ended.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And with that began the decades-long myth that ducks would crash land on the field.
    — Shaun Goodwin may 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2026
  • This is a decades-long downward spiral.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The unsung hero's act of kindness led to a decades-long friendship.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Throughout their decades-long love story, the pair have weathered ups and downs.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Their parents rushed back home, and the decades-long search for Wendy began.
    — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The decades-long sleuthing has been phenomenal.
    — Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The trauma of that day forced her to leave a decades-long career in television news.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The core of this searching novel is a many-decades-long love between two women.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The nod is Hudson's second in her decades-long career.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
  • For these two, forming a connection through hate led to a decades-long friendship.
    — Jessica Leon, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Dailor aslo reflected on the band’s decades-long journey with Hinds.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Aug. 2025
  • First, try the bar at Melvyn’s, a decades-long institution.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • On May 14, his decades-long legal saga took a turn when he was released on bond.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • These are decades-long policy decisions gone bad.
    — Mansoor Shams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Read more from Damian on the decades-long journey that got the pill to Bristol.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Here are nine key moments from her decades-long political career.
    — Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • On top of the ongoing, decades-long drought in the region, all of Colorado is in a snow drought too.
    — Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And of course the Leafs were mired in a decades-long Cup drought that’s probably ended since.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Sean Payton is stepping into a new phase of his decades-long head coaching career.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
  • While best known for his acting work, Quaid has also pursued a decades-long music career.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • The movie marks the second feature-length film Depp has directed in his decades-long career.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Trump declared the decades-long trade deficit itself to be a national emergency.
    — Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The group was embroiled in a decades-long conflict with the Colombian government.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • Slot that in as the second-most impressive achievement in James’ decades-long career.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Kirby said that an impromptu office nap is his trick to staying sharp over his decades-long career in business.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • With each brick laid at The Site, The Toy will document dad’s decades-long dream.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The actor published a memoir less than a year before his death describing his decades-long struggles.
    — Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Back in 2022, Wilson shared the secret to the couple's decades-long union.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • For the comedic pair, the project is a natural extension of their decades-long creative partnership.
    — Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026

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