Sentence examples for longest answer from inspiring English sources

The longest answer is about 600 words, or less than one-tenth the size of a typical cover story, and there are more than 50 of them.

It took President Obama 3,111 characters to answer the question put to him by House Speaker John A. Boehner in just 19: "Where are the jobs?" That was the president's longest answer during the first-ever Twitter town hall.

The longest answer comes in a new critique of neoconservativism, "America Alone," by Stefan Halper, a professor at Cambridge University, and Jonathan Clarke, a fellow at the Cato Institute.

"That's the longest answer I've ever heard to a yes-or-no question," Mr. Edwards said when he and Mr. Kerry were asked if they had any regrets on voting for the resolution authorizing the use of force in Iraq.

"So, atheism isn't not just about not believing there's a God, but on the assumption there is one, what kind of God is he?" Visibly staggered by Fry's answer, Byrne said: "That sure is the longest answer to that question I ever got in this entire series".

One of my Genius puzzles had only one across clue ("Slowly it wanders pauses - creeps... ..) and I once held the record for the longest answer in a Guardian crossword ("Trailer for sale or rent... King of the Road, Roger Miller") until the late great Taupi took up the challenge and fitted in the whole first paragraph of Catch 22. Curses!

Short answer: No. Long answer: Noooooooooooo".

And here is the long answer.

The long answer is definitely yes.

The long answer is a bit more nuanced.

Long answer: It depends on what you're looking for.