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Example sentences for "long past"

  • But all the remaining rooms were entirely empty, and of the treasure set aside in long past ages by King Chaltzantzin there was no sign.

  • It was all dark; it must be midnight, he thought, or long past.

  • Thus continued our heroes talking till long past midnight; and even after they had retired, one at least did not fall all at once asleep.

  • Allan, looking at his watch, "I declare it is long past seven o'clock.

  • Even at the instant came a flash of recollection bringing back the time, long past, when Winthrop had lifted her out of the rattlesnake's way.

  • She sprang up to look at the moon; it had but little risen; she calculated the time of its rising for several nights back, and made up her mind that it must be long past twelve.

  • Much of the violence of the triumphant bourgeoisie represented vengeance for a long past of disdain and oppression.

  • Living species, like the races of humanity, disappear when, too fixedly established by a long past, they become incapable of adapting themselves to new conditions of existence.

  • By reason of the rigidity of castes established by a long past we cannot see what could have persuaded the nobles and the clergy to renounce their privileges.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "long past" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    integral part; long after; long ago; long away; long bones; long chase; long enough; long gallery; long hairs; long minute; long period; long reign; long ride; long robe; long shot; long siege; long sigh; long space; long spell; long thoughts; long visit; longer alone; longer any; longer doubted; longer possible; toasted bread