How to Use long-range in a Sentence

long-range

adjective
  • Set aside some time to think about your long-range goals.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • Don't think about just the short term, but think about long-range goals.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Both sides have kept up long-range strike campaigns.
    — ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • This is true even when the fighters also had long-range weapons.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of people want to be that long-range, thousand-yard sniper.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 7 May 2023
  • Their long-range missiles have been destroyed.
    — NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And yet the authors of this campaign have long-range goals, not just short-term ones.
    — The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2023
  • But we are not done with the long-range implications of covid.
    — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • But range alone does not decide the winner in long-range air combat.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
  • So far, long-range forecasts for March are looking wet and cold.
    — Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The long-range concern is a shutdown that keeps going.
    — David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The long-range forecast calls for a high of 48 degrees and rain.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Smart willingly pulled Capela from the hoop and fired away from long-range.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Tests of defenses against long-range missiles have failed about half the time.
    — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Carter missed his first four triples but converted on his fifth long-range attempt.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Vinícius added to Madrid's lead with a long-range strike in the 50th.
    — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Iran's most powerful weapons are its long-range missiles.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Four other vessels were equipped with long-range missiles.
    — Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • What are your immediate and long-range goals?
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Drivers looking for a bit more distance can opt for the long-range model.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • This can be done with long-range planning and a commitment to keeping the tax base low.
    — Jay Rohe, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This long-range heating is apparent among its four Galilean moons.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • Iran is deploying its low-cost, long-range Shahed drones .
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Ukraine's long-range Flamingo missile.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The current plan is for a fleet of 12 of the ultra-long-range variant.
    — David Szondy june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
  • Tarasenko fired a long-range shot past the goalie on the next shift for the 700th point of his career.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Steph Curry just drained another long-range shot, this time with a golf club in hand.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And the current Dodgers want to win every game, but not at the expense of long-range goals.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
  • Keep an eye on the long-range weather forecast and delay a bit if a large cold front is moving through.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Amy Sayer opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a looping long-range strike from the left.
    — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026

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