Sentence examples for A touch long from inspiring English sources

Cannady's high-arcing shot looked straight and true but sailed a touch long.

Federer then sends a forehand down the line a touch long to put him on the back foot.

Sometimes, though, those periods of quiet last a touch long, and boredom sets in, leaving your mind to wander.

Fowler took note on the tee when playing partner Steve Stricker hit a 6-iron downwind, a shot that landed a touch long without enough spin to hold the green.

Whiskey Tree may prefer sprinting, and this mile distance could be a touch too long but the last time he went long he had to face the likes of Abiding Start who won the Parx Derby next out.

Who was this guy, so casually clad, his hair cut and combed a touch too long?

My new stepmother wore floral-print polyester, her toenails painted cherry red and a touch too long.

Sly, bawdy and a touch too long, "Jem (and Sam)" nevertheless pulls off a neat trick: finding a prose style that suggests the language of Jem's day while remaining accessible to an ordinary reader of this one.

It's a touch too long, but Jonze's computer romance is a movie conceived of and executed with great flair and imagination, on a grand canvas that belies its intimacy.

For those interested in the consequences of perspective these [End Page 167] moments can be compelling, but for the non-mathematically inclined they painlessly flow by, though sometimes for a touch too long.

If you're looking for some stability with a touch of long-term upside, you'd be wise to consider any of them.