Examples of 'took a century' in a sentence
Meaning of "took a century"
Took a century: This phrase indicates that something took an extremely long time, often implying that it took one hundred years. It is typically used figuratively to express that a process, event, or achievement required considerable effort, patience, or persistence, emphasizing the gradual or slow nature of the progress
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But it took a century to complete the plan.
I wonder how long it took a century ago.
It took a century for you to come back home.
Medieval cathedrals took a century or more to complete.
It took a century before these ideas were shown to be correct.
Lingering disputes took a century to resolve.
It took a century to win the weekend.
Generations of stonemasons and carpenters took a century to complete it.
It only took a century and a half.
The Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious device found on a shipwreck whose workings took a century to unravel.
It took a century to prove their existence.
The ban on chemical weapons took a century in its making.
It took a century for it to establish the system of a nation.
It only took a century.
It took a century and hard work to recover the city.
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Then they kicked me around a little, took a century out of my pocket.
One took a century to build.
The walled city, largely disappeared, but widely documented, took a century and half to complete.
It took a century for it to recover.
Then they kicked me around a little, took a century out of my pocket… and dumped me.
It took a century to get there.
The ban on chemical weapons took a century in its making . It is now a reality.
It took a century before their projectiles were able to penetrate plate armor.
What once took a century now took only ten months.
Took a century out of my pocket, And dumped me.
For comparison, Europe took a century rather than 30 years to make the same demographic transition.
It took a century to build.
One took a century to build, the other three centuries.
It took a century to reach bsh1.
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