Sentence examples for there longest from inspiring English sources

Which of them could hang there longest?

The Portuguese had been there longest, since the 15th century, and their colonies — Mozambique, Angola and Guinea — were surprisingly integrated compared with others.

Many favour old-fashioned 'discovery': the search for geographical knowledge providing the scientific legitimacy for getting there first or staying there longest (for which read: secure the territorial claim).

This comprised the oldest inhabitants of Kerkuk, the Turkmen, whose ancient castle stood atop the central hill of Kerkuk, and whose old houses visibly testified to those who had lived there longest.

They did not hang there long, though.

"Those feelings have been there long before".

He did not stay there long.

But she did not stay there long.