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at long last

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ultimately, finally, in the end, at last, at long lastadverb

    as the end result of a succession or process

    "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"

Wiktionary

  1. at long lastadverb

    at last

Wikipedia

  1. At Long Last

    At Long Last is a 1998 studio album by Rosemary Clooney, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra. This was Clooney's first recording with the Basie band. Clooney had previously made an album with Duke Ellington, Blue Rose in 1956. Fifteen years after Count Basie's death, the Count Basie Orchestra is featured here as a ghost band, led by Grover Mitchell

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  1. at long last

    "At long last" is an idiomatic expression indicating that something has been eagerly awaited or has taken a very long time to happen or to be achieved. It is generally used to express relief or satisfaction that a desired outcome has been achieved after a notably prolonged period.

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  1. At Long Last

    At Long Last is a 1998 studio album by Rosemary Clooney, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra. This was Clooney's first recording with the Basie band. Clooney had previously made an album with Duke Ellington, Blue Rose in 1956. Fifteen years after Count Basie's death, the Count Basie Orchestra is featured here as a ghost band, led by Grover Mitchell

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  1. at long last

    Read the full text of the At Long Last poem by Ada Cambridge on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of at long last in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of at long last in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of at long last in a Sentence

  1. Michael Levy:

    Although the process of getting to this day has been an ordeal, Bill is heartened that the system ultimately worked, even as The Democrats recognizes how often it fails others who are less fortunate. At long last, Bill looks forward to moving on from this case and continuing The Democrats life of service.

  2. Mark Pearlstein:

    It is a complete repudiation of the SEC's factual findings, at long last, my client has been exonerated.

  3. Preet Bharara:

    Today, Sheldon Silver got justice, and at long last, so did the people of New York.

  4. Nancy Pelosi:

    There's something like 109 members of the Supreme Court in our country's history, at long last, an African-American woman. It was pretty exciting.

  5. George Frost Kennan:

    The best an American can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.


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  • بعد طول انتظارArabic
  • faoi dheireadh is faoi dhéanach, faoi dheireadh is faoi dhéanaí, faoi dheireadh agus faoi dheireanaíIrish
  • mu dheireadh thallScottish Gaelic
  • је̏два јѐдно̄м, jȅdva jèdnōmSerbo-Croatian

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