| There are short, clean-cut, crisp sentences with none of the wordy, long-windedness of one who has spent long years on the Bench. |
| I hasten to add, however, that this approach is preferable to the long-windedness exhibited by too many big budget productions. |
| Pundits seriously debated whether Mr. Clinton's long-windedness might end his career. |
| He dismissed expert testimony from both sides, chided lawyers for long-windedness and inserted himself into the questioning of witnesses. |
| Election Night coverage on TV tends to become a marathon of long-windedness. |
| The sergeant's mouth twitched and I knew he was trying not to laugh at my long-windedness. |
