Sentence examples for prolonged uprising from inspiring English sources

The most prolonged uprising, however, was the Rajput rebellion, sparked by Aurangzeb's annexation of the Jodhpur state and his seizure of its ruler's posthumous son Ajit Singh with the alleged intention of converting him to Islam.

TRIPOLI, Libya — A top official of Libya's transitional government said Wednesday that its fighters had cornered Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in a desert redoubt 150 miles from the capital and were exhorting him to give up, in what would bring a sense of finality to the prolonged uprising that routed him and his family from Tripoli a week ago.

In such a scenario, the hardening of sanctions that hurt ordinary Iranians and even a possible military attack on Iran's nuclear installations could prolong the uprising.

Or perhaps prolonged it.

A prolonged silence ensues.

A noisy prolonged bore?

Shackling for prolonged periods.

The ovations were prolonged.

It was prolonged.

Why so prolonged an effort?

Bulgaria cannot afford prolonged wrangling.