Sentence examples for essentially nine years from inspiring English sources
After several floodings from hitting sand pockets and a seven-year shutdown for refinancing and building a second shield, the Brunels succeeded in completing the world's first true subaqueous tunnel in 1841, essentially nine years' work for a 1,200-foot-long 1,200-foot-long 1,200-foot-long
Walking and other light activity had bought them, essentially, five years of better brainpower.
They have more scoring options, especially with the return of 6-4 F Rebecca Lobo from the knee injuries that had benched her for essentially two years.
After a 40-year run, New Line -- the company that made the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and more recently, the expensive but underperforming "The Golden Compass" -- was recently folded into parent company Warner Bros. after essentially three years of box-office flops (with a few exceptions).
Essentially, six consecutive years is supposed to be the "something really has to change here" threshold.
It's roughly the combined takings of Mad Max: Fury Road, The Water Diviner, The Great Gatsby, The Sapphires and Red Dog – essentially five good years in one.
In the process, he's frozen in time for seven years, making him essentially a nine year old in a 16 year old's body and robbing him of whatever's left of his childhood.
It must be hard having a baby and (essentially) two six-year-olds, one of whom is actually six and the other she is married to.
Revis's deal is essentially for four years, after which he could face free agency again at age 28, still in his prime years.
