protracted in English

adjective
1
lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
a protracted and bitter dispute
synonyms:prolongedlong-lastingextendedlong-drawn-outspun outdragged outstrung outlengthylongmarathon
verb
1
prolong.
he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process
2
draw (a plan, etc.) to scale.

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "protracted" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "protracted", or refer to the context using the word "protracted" in the English Dictionary.

1. The struggle would be bitter and protracted.

2. We won victory through protracted struggle.

3. Contains war carnage, profanity and protracted suffering.

4. The war was protracted for four years.

5. 24 After protracted negotiations, Ogden got the deal he wanted.

6. 25 A long-protracted strike dislocated the economy.

7. It can help avoid expensive and protracted litigation.

8. After a long protracted battle, was I finally forging an ally?

9. Increased, expanded, prolonged, protracted, diffuse, amplified, drawn out, unabridged, unAbbreviated

10. Shrinkage of tissue is less than after protracted imbedding.

11. There was a protracted silence before Lydia spoke again.

12. 2 The main protracted withdrawal symptoms were dyssomnia, dysphoria and pain.

13. 28 The rebels aimed to overthrow the government through protracted guerrilla warfare.

14. The fear of protracted, wearisome and painful dying can be stronger.

15. The rebels aimed to overthrow the government through protracted guerrilla warfare.

16. A protracted planning process followed, and construction began in November 2013.

17. The City bought the property under eminent domain proceedings after a protracted battle with the owner.

18. In Hungary the economic catastrophe presented itself as a protracted agrarian and credit crisis.

19. A text for our declaration has been agreed by our officials after protracted negotiations.

20. In 1582, after a protracted campaign, Hideyoshi requested Nobunaga's help in overcoming tenacious resistance.

21. Above all, he had to speed up the protracted constitutional timetable of his predecessor.

22. This takes time and the heads are not the appropriate forum for protracted negotiations.

23. The predicament of the Attorney General during the protracted proceedings had been particularly awkward.

24. This huge cache of gold helped the Nazi warlords finance a protracted war.

25. The bid follows protracted negotiations between the two groups about a possible merger.

26. We are pleased that, through protracted correspondence, we have come to an agreement.

27. Through adopting protracted tactics, yahoo may force Microsoft to rise buy quoted price.

28. In-person, virtual or hybrid Arbitration with an experienced JAMS arbitrator provides an effective alternative to protracted

29. Protracted budget deficits primarily reduce capital accumulation and income prospects, mainly via higher interest rates.

30. After protracted negotiations in July 1845 twenty cases of drawings were delivered to the Galleries.

31. Three years of long and protracted negotiations characterized the proposals for an indoor-events arena.

32. The alarming protracted situation in the Horn of Africa is of the utmost concern.

33. A 69-year-old man presented with protracted necrotizing pharyngitis requiring prolonged antibiotic therapy.

34. The significance of axonal dystrophy in these protracted forms of spongy degeneration is discussed.

35. The Allies decided against a slow assault on Sevastopol and instead prepared for a protracted siege.

36. He ruled during the protracted war between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire.

37. Antonyms for Bowdlerized include complete, uncensored, expanded, increased, protracted, diffuse, prolonged, lengthened, amplified and unabbreviated

38. What was looming was the protracted constitutional wrangle over Lloyd-George's budget and the House of Lords.

39. DJ Babus, it was learnt, died on Friday morning after a protracted battle with the disease

40. There were protracted delays in their trial until they appeared before a magistrate in Liverpool on February 9 last year.

41. It was going to be another protracted day; he had to stay alert and miss nothing.

42. India stands ready to work with all like-minded nations for the amicable resolution of this protracted conflict.

43. 18 Industry shake-ups cursed Earth Girls with a protracted delay between the cutting room and the screen.

44. The Conventionality of simultaneity has been the focus of protracted debate in the philosophy of science literature

45. Algeria has hosted refugees from Western Sahara since 1975, one of the world’s most protracted refugee crises

46. Washington entered winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey on January 6, though a protracted guerrilla conflict continued.

47. This marks the first day of what is likely to be a protracted and bitter courtroom battle.

48. If the target time is protracted the operative may have difficulty in pacing and measuring output, and lose enthusiasm.

49. Instead, they fortify their marriage by choosing not to let disagreements become habitual or deteriorate into protracted arguments.

50. Even in its protean state, however, it would make the business of feeding off her protracted and tiring.