How to Use the long run in a Sentence

the long run

noun
  • What could help us in the long run?
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • In the long run, that might be a good thing.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This is gonna be good for us in the long run.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But the costs would be even greater over the long run.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In the long run, the top part of the draft must shine.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But in the long run, what happens?
    — ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In the long run, that will only help us.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This view may well prove correct in the long run.
    — Peter Harris, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But that trend could spell trouble in the long run.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In the long run, that may matter even more.
    — Steve Booren, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But in the long run, it's been very helpful.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
  • That ceiling is, in the long run, a low one.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • In both cases, you’re bound to lose in the long run.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In the long run, this will be little more than a blip.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In gambling, the odds are stacked against you over the long run.
    — James Martielli, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • And that adds up to a very, very big number in the long run.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Obamacare has not brought down the cost of health care in the long run.
    — NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
  • This saves me money in the long run—and gives me peace of mind.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
  • Here are a few reasons why yelling at kids doesn't work in the long run.
    — Daryl Austin, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This could serve Marvell well in the long run.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That is a real concern over the long run.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The movie’s fate will be determined in the long run.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
  • All these questions matter in the long run.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • But do these names hold meaning to Stephen in the long run?
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Your space will feel more organized in the long run.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • So which car models will help owners cut costs in the long run?
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • And in the long run, that may be the strongest power of all.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Over the long run, share prices tend to follow profits.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • All of those things in the long run, end up saving our money.
    — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Over the long run, stocks have created great wealth.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

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