Sentence examples for being long-winded from inspiring English sources

Mr. Fehrnstrom, Mr. Romney's spokesman, poked fun at Mr. Gingrich's reputation for being long-winded and professorial.

The vice president was apologizing for being long-winded and belaboring points, even as he continued to belabor long-winded points.

Real-life participants rarely make good actors: They have a way of being long-winded and, in this instance, were too focused on the specifics of the cases they were re-enacting.

He said, "I found I could use the first person without being long-winded or boring, and at the same time deal with experiences that were not improved by invention of any kind".

Unfortunately, there seemed little reason for most of the shifts in tone and, although each scene was short, the dance as a whole gave the impression of being long-winded.

He teaches his students thus: "When I'm explaining something to you, if I'm being long-winded, and twisty in a non-productive way, I could make you feel vaguely insulted.

The setup is long-winded.

To me these are long-winded people.

The necessary clinical trials would be long-winded.

But much more of it is long-winded and petty.

Alas, this lushly Romantic music is long-winded and melodramatic.