After the hours-long process, the female then returns to the sea.

An hours-long gun battle followed into the early hours of Tuesday morning.

He planned to do one or two hours-long broadcasts a day.

But he appeared to pick up little new Republican support as his hours-long hearing wore on.

They were reported missing, touching off an hours-long search on Saturday.

The men did not return from their third jump of the day Saturday morning, setting off an hours-long investigation.

Rather than 30 minutes at the grill, I throw myself into hours-long kitchen projects.

The morning after his arrival, he set forth on an hours-long hike.

Saturday night also saw them indulging in an hours-long conversation.

Security forces engaged in an hours-long battle and killed all the attackers.

However once they dock, most passengers can only look forward to an hours-long bus ride on Thursday.

He stared out the window, not wanting to face anything living during the hours-long voyage back to Earth.

The explosion was followed by an hours-long gunbattle in the central district.

Officials there put the campus under an hours-long lockdown until Friday morning.

That’s not even counting the hours-long lines many minority voters confronted.

During the hours-long standoff, police fired tear gas into the home.

As they wait in the hours-long checkpoint line, he kisses and holds her hand.

"I don't have much time," he said, in contrast to his usual hours-long appearances during such events.

Hats off to Egyptians for their patience in hours-long queues.

So was Hayes nervous or uneasy during the hours-long horror?

The result is not only continued smuggling, but hours-long wait times for legitimate commerce, she said.

Nearly every senator gathered for an hours-long meeting on the stand-off late Monday.

These initiatives have helped to an extent, but the hours-long jams are still there.

Something to think about next time you find yourself lured into an hours-long marathon of your favorite reality show.

Early voters have experienced long lines and hours-long waits at polling places across the country.