Examples of 'longer than they should' in a sentence

Meaning of "longer than they should"

longer than they should - This phrase indicates that a particular situation, action, or condition has persisted or continued beyond what is considered appropriate, reasonable, or necessary. It suggests that the duration or extent of the event is excessive or unjustified

How to use "longer than they should" in a sentence

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longer than they should
Much longer than they should have been.
Function bodies become longer than they should be.
Take longer than they should.
Lots of things hang on longer than they should.
Do it yourself projects always seem to take two times longer than they should.
The days feel longer than they should.
All too often companies make the mistake of utilising forklifts for longer than they should.
Many parents wait longer than they should to begin teaching their children about God.
These things always take longer than they should.
Many immigrants, who entered Mahoran territory legally, are staying longer than they should.
Sometimes people use corticosteroids longer than they should use them, especially on their face.
Instead, they allow certain employees to stick around much longer than they should.
Cling to their scalpels longer than they should have. - We've both seen people.
Adult migrants are being held in this facility longer than they should be.
Cling to their scalpels longer than they should have.

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I have been keeping my parents in their home for much longer than they should be.
However, most drivers take much longer than they should do for money.
As with stage one, some people stay in stage two longer than they should.
Make certain words sound longer than they should be.
Told her her parents were still at the bank, things taking longer than they should.
They are a little bit more longer than they should be.
Babylon 5, some people. poison ivy, measles… Lots of things hang on longer than they should.
These jobs took him hours longer than they should have.
I always hate it when things take longer than they should.
And that things were taking longer than they should.
They've held onto it a week longer than they should.
Your eyes linger on her profile longer than they should.
All of which took three hours longer than they should have.
Men who usually stay on the job longer than they should.
They slept in our room months longer than they should have.
These homes will also sit on the market longer than they should.
We have both seen people cling to their scalpels longer than they should have.
Make sure your eyes meet for just a little longer than they should.
I'm letting people stay here longer than they should.
They are lasting three, four times longer than they should.
However, cows are often retained much longer than they should be.
It does not hurt the scenes-especially if you made them longer than they should have been.
Even with a calculator, the simple sums took him ten times longer than they should have.
At the top of my game . Cling to their scalpels longer than they should have.
The effects seemed to last far longer than they should have.".
It can make the cells grow, divide, and live longer than they should.

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