How to Use at length in a Sentence

at length

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  • Tom Cruise is known to be a student of film, the rare movie star who likes to speak at length about camera lenses and the crafts behind filmmaking.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
  • The American spoke at length about his directorial career during the almost two-hour talk.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 4 July 2026
  • The Good Will Hunting star has spoken at length about his physical transformation of the role.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
  • Jackson and Sinclair spoke at length during the keynote in KV about their company’s operations.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • Attempts to make county courts subject to FOIA have been debated at length but not ultimately taken up.
    — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Subramanian asked Buckley, who argued at length that the subpoenas were lawfully issued.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • Boozer, the Memphis Grizzlies’ rookie forward, spoke at length about the Knicks being a leader for positionless basketball.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Throughout his campaign, Platner has spoken at length about his past struggles dealing with post traumatic stress disorder as a result of multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • Indianapolis City-County Council members advanced a moratorium on new data centers in a key vote Monday, after neighbors spoke at length to demand such a pause.
    — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 16 July 2026
  • Several administrative professionals have, at length, discussed Johnson County’s procedures for timekeeping in the workplace.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • Many spoke at length about Mbappe’s unusually long wait before his penalty against Bounou and Morocco, but players who have waited a long time for VAR do not score fewer (or more) goals than players who waited for a shorter time.
    — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026

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