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Discover LudwigThe phrase "spent longer" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to indicate that a certain amount of time has been extended or that something has taken a longer period of time than expected. For example, "I spent longer at the grocery store than I had anticipated."
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We would have spent longer together.
Among older workers, men tend to have spent longer studying.
With a more pleasant climate people spent longer periods outdoors; food supplies were more reliable.
(Woodlawn officials say others have spent longer in their receiving tombs. The record is 26 years).
His answers became shorter and he spent longer periods staring at his hands.
First, the commission has spent longer studying the subject than anybody else.
Only six other albums have spent longer at the top of the Billboard 200.
First, French grocers were quick to cut prices, unlike British supermarkets which spent longer dithering.
This showed that rats spent longer with large objects rather than small ones, even though objects were presented individually.
The top question-answering machines often spent longer, even entire minutes, doing the same thing.
I spent close to three hours, and could have spent longer.
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