Sentence examples for a protracted evening from inspiring English sources

But watching for similar gaffes, verbal or purely visual, made it more than likely that in a protracted evening of self-celebration, even jaded viewers would stay tuned.

Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), chairman of the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee, stood and requested delays on other votes even as boxes of pizza were delivered in the House for what appeared to be a protracted evening.

A protracted silence.

What followed was a protracted negotiation.

A protracted three-way bidding war ensued.

He is a loud agitation in a protracted dead calm.

Kennedy lost, and Ford faced a protracted contest.

Such proceedings can often take a protracted amount of time.

Gingrich instead set out a strategy for a protracted campaign.

The end of Communism is a protracted process.

Still, there are considerable obstacles to a protracted nominating battle.