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Discover LudwigThe phrase "gets longer" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is increasing in size or length over time. For example, "The line outside the store gets longer with each passing minute."
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And it only gets longer.
For receiver Ike Hilliard, it just gets longer.
"Every time I go away, my list gets longer.
"I'm losing patience as the time gets longer.
With every fib you tell, it gets longer.
(Long-distance mayhem gets longer by the minute.
It goes: "The places I will never go/The list gets longer every day".
This book gets longer, for sure, though whether it gets deeper is debatable.
The list of congressmen who have been stretching the rules gets longer by the day.
He's caged in at this minute as his beard gets longer and uglier.
So the grain belt gets longer growing seasons and more water… Catastrophe?
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