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The phrase "lengthened by" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to describe the action of making something longer or increasing its length. Example: The river was lengthened by the heavy rains, causing flooding in the nearby towns.
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The school day was lengthened by two hours.
A wheelbase lengthened by 3.7 inches helps the WRX ride more smoothly.
The 18th hole, an uphill dogleg right now 465 yards, was lengthened by 60 yards.
Brussels Airlines says its flights will be lengthened by a maximum of two minutes.
The agreement caps Shire's six-month pursuit of Baxalta, which was lengthened by tax complications.
The course has been lengthened by 400 yards since 2004, to 7,445 yards last year.
Max's little day was passing, and couldn't be lengthened by repetition.
Indeed, the menu should be lengthened by inventing new arrangements or revisiting old ones.
Lengthened by gewürztraminer, vignoles and trebbiano, it lingers on and on.
Between 1997 and 2012 the waiting list for social housing lengthened by 80%.
The stand has been lengthened by a hundred feet and has been given a more impressive entrance.
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