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for hours

Adverb

Meaning

for hours

taking many hours

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours. Benjamin Disraeli

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. Jerome K. Jerome

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours. Eric Idle

Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours. Dale Carnegie

I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people. Marilyn Monroe

I recommend you to take care of the minutes: for hours will take care of themselves. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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