It goes back to 1900, for those extra-long marriages.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rails, Romance and Really Good Wine] Reference

Only his extra-long arms enabled him to retreat safely.    From Wordnik.com.  [Splinter Of The Mind's Eye]

Danni dropped a gold caduceus on an extra-long chain around her neck.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pull of the Moon]

For carrying extra-long items, can the front passenger seat also fold down?.    From Wordnik.com.  [7 questions to ask yourself before buying a kid-friendly vehicle] Reference

(Kathryn and Elena, I'll be bringing my extra-long mat to your classes soon).    From Wordnik.com.  [Jason Wachob: 5 Reasons Why Dudes Should Practice Yoga] Reference

Writing - I have extra-long today, because Elayna will be out with the Girl Scouts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Odin's Day] Reference

In extra-long Sauroposeidon, C8 has a centrum length of 1250 mm while C6 is 1220 mm.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘Angloposeidon’, the unreported story, part II] Reference

On the other hand, extra-long retention times can increase the gas yield by as much as 40%.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Balancing the energy demand with the biogas production] Reference

But back here apparently there was no need for the extra-long and extra-heavy floor joists.    From Wordnik.com.  [Homebody]

Imagine a bus shelter that grows extra-long roots for you to sit on and leafy greens as shade.    From Wordnik.com.  [links for 2008-03-17 « Skid Roche] Reference

FYI - anyone cooking scarlet runners should know that they require an extra-long cooking time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cooking To Combat Cancer III: Ancho Spiked Scarlet Runner Bean Soup With Vegetables] Reference

That said, Feeley's writing style is easy to digest and helped move the extra-long novella along.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Best Short Novels: 2005 edited by Jonathan Strahan] Reference

But then I saw what they were selling: size 26 jeans, 42D bustiers, extra-long satin ribbon chokers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fatsos] Reference

That twin extra-long bed is small enough already without having a few extra pillows taking up space.    From Wordnik.com.  [Her Campus: Pick It or Skip It: What to Pack for College] Reference

Peter Simmons, a London analyst, gets monogrammed cuffs and an extra-long tail to fit his tall frame.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fashion: Some Sartorial Savoir-Faire] Reference

The other vehicle is ancient extra-long van like the ice cream men drive except that his is a rusty navy blue.    From Wordnik.com.  [sa-land Diary Entry] Reference

On the roof of Saks, a sniper set down his rifle and raised what looked like an extra-long pair of binoculars.    From Wordnik.com.  [Step on a Crack]

Straining to boom extra-long drives is counterproductive, they say, if it's coupled with a falloff in accuracy.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Drive to Drive] Reference

Slightly more expensive than many chains, they had better security and the occasional extra-long king-size bed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jed the Dead]

(By the way, if anyone knows why dormitory beds are extra-long instead of regular twins, would you let me know?).    From Wordnik.com.  [Karen Stabiner: The College Insider: Admissions Freak-Out Countdown #9 - The Post-App, Pre-Notification Sounds Of Silence, Unless You're A Junior.] Reference

I always found having the occasional spare battery to be a good thing, especially on those extra-long excursions.    From Wordnik.com.  [MacBook Air: Some closer looks] Reference

But that won't necessarily translate into outsize bonuses for the staff lawyers who have put in extra-long hours.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jury's Out on BonusesFor Wall Street Lawyers] Reference

Maybe he should work an extra-long day, in case she showed up later in the week, and he decided to take a day off.    From Wordnik.com.  [One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze]

The server brings extra-long chopsticks that, for food-safety reasons, are used to handle only the raw ingredients.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hot, and in more ways than one Uncle Liu's showcases popular pots] Reference

He says he laid off about half of the company's work force of 135 and pressed the others to put in extra-long hours.    From Wordnik.com.  [Entrepreneur Cuts Back Amid Recession] Reference

But if a problem pops up — an extra-long cycle time, for example — let the washer tell its problems to an expert.    From Wordnik.com.  [Got a repair problem? Let your washer or dryer phone it in] Reference

He ditches the conventionalcrankbait rod for an extra-long 7-foot 11-inch model with a faster action tohandle big baits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Pro Bass Fishermen with 28 Ways to Catchfish] Reference

All multi-tasking ends when Dateline, after two teases and an extra-long spot break, finally commences the interview segment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Host] Reference

The long-wheelbase CJ-7 led to yet another Jeep variant, the extra-long CJ-8 Scrambler, which was a Jeep with a pickup truck bed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeep CJ-7] Reference

One tool that has proved to be useful for cleaning deep and narrow drains is an agricultural hoe with an extra-long handle (Fig. 26).    From Wordnik.com.  [3. Rehabilitation and maintenance] Reference

For us here at Why Tuesday? it was an extreme pleasure to see an extra-long editorial making the case for election reform this morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jacob Soboroff: American Voting System Still Broken] Reference