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pro·longs

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prolongs in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prolongs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of prolongs in a Sentence

  1. Susanna Moodie:

    Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

  2. Friedrich Nietzsche:

    Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man.

  3. Jean-Paul Sartre:

    Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.

  4. Lindsey Graham:

    I doubt ISIL, the Iranian mullahs, or Vladmir Putin will be intimidated by President Obama's strategy of 'strategic patience.' From their point of view, the more 'patience' President Obama practices the stronger they become, the Obama Doctrine, or 'strategic patience,' has led to a world in chaos. ... Applying more 'patience' to President Obama's failed foreign policy just prolongs failure.

  5. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche:

    Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man.

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