Sentence examples for marking the long from inspiring English sources

The expected result would be -t or -tā for masculine, -t or -tī for feminine, and in fact both variants of both forms are found in the Bible (with -h marking the long -ā and -y marking the long -ī).

A ground-breaking ceremony took place for the tower on Tuesday, marking the long-awaited start of building work, which is expected to be completed by summer 2016.

The temperature on Thursday hit 31.0C, following Wednesday's year-high of 31.9C at Heathrow, marking the longest heatwave for seven years.

The Suntory Mermaid II successfully completed late Friday night a 4,350 mile trip from Honolulu, Hawaii, to the Kii Channel off the east coast of Japan, marking the longest known voyage by a wave-powered boat.

Full story Crime has dropped by 5%, according to the British Crime Survey - marking the longest period of falling crime for 106 years - although police figures show an increase in reported offences.

6,200 miles: In 2010, a female humpback whale (with the less feminine name AHWC No. 1363) swam from Brazil to Madagascar, marking the longest migration by a mammal ever recorded.

It's been nearly eight months since the last such patrol, marking the longest pause in more than four years.

The tropical moisture also helped end a 37-day dry spell at Salt Lake City, marking the longest time the city went without rain since 1964.

The tropical moisture also helped end a 37-day dry spell in Salt Lake City, marking the longest time the city went without rain since 1964.

Thanks to that fateful meeting, the couple celebrates nearly eight years together, marking the longest of Pitt's tabloid-friendly relationships.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth next month after spending a year aboard the International Space Station, marking the longest mission in American history.