Examples of 'years on end' in a sentence

Meaning of "years on end"

years on end: This phrase means for a very long time or continuously. It indicates a prolonged duration of time, often without any interruptions. For example, 'He has been working on his novel for years on end' suggests that he has been dedicatedly working on his novel without taking a break for a long time

How to use "years on end" in a sentence

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years on end
Sit here on me own for years on end.
It can take years on end for smokers to give up entirely.
The human brain for years on end.
For years on end.
We pricked up our ears for years on end.
I have spent forty years on end there listening to these words of yours through a crack.
He ran nonstop for years on end.
Four years on end those Fritzes give us no peace at all.
I have spent forty years on end there.
It will be a comfortable source of heat to enjoy for many years on end.
And my instruments spend years on end packed up in my luggage.
He isolated himself as a form of punishment for years on end.
For years on end much of the Australian inland receives little or no rain.
We can lose sight of them for years on end.
Forgone rent for years on end or fed you, or paid you.

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To travel for months or years on end.
There have been years on end of over-fishing and this has caused falling catches.
I witnessed it for years on end.
I have spent 40 years on end there, listening to these words of yours through a crack.
You will wear them for several years on end.
For years on end after WWII ; “ propaganda ” was being broadcast around the world.
The inmates must bear it for months or years on end.
For years on end I planned, analyzed, labored.
We would not leave them vulnerable for years on end.
Sometimes, for years on end.
Inside my constituency there are other men who have not worked for years on end.
I have spent 40 years on end there.
But imagine living in this condition for years on end.
Some detainees may remain months and even years on end in police cells.
I think it takes real courage to live as a nomad for years on end.
Embassy of Ecuador for years on end.
But some people have reservations about taking those drugs every day for years on end.
They stick with their routine for years on end.
We in the European Parliament have been discussing human rights for years on end.
And you cannot live in anguish for years on end.
He 's famous for having practised incredible austerities, meditating for years on end.
And I had to push a log around for years on end.
A guerilla force emerges, fights for a few hours, survives and negotiates for years on end.
Now imagine eating the same thing for years on end.
You do not need to suffer for months or years on end.
They can spread radioactivity in the lungs for years on end.
Unless they plan to continue like this for years on end.
We hope our products will stay with you for years on end.
There in the central deserts it may not fall for years on end.
Degrees centigrade and there may be no rain whatsoever for years on end.
Nobody gets rich by playing micros for years and years on end.
The problem is that we find ourselves living in a tent for years on end.
For a man like Denny to lie on this bed for years on end.
An American president can be blocked by one house or both for years on end.
And Google does not always let its products dither in beta for years on end.

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