---
title: "sentence-length"
description: "Flags sentences that are difficult to read."
sidebar:
  label: "sentence-length"
  badge: "Hard"
search:
  tags: [rule, statistical, style]
---

| Property | Value |
| -------- | ----- |
| Kind | Hard rule |
| Engine | `statistical` |
| Tier | `statistical` |
| Severity | `warning` |
| Intent | `style` |
| Scope | `text` |

:::note
This is a style rule. It reports findings and participates in `--fix`, but never moves the [human-likeness score](/docs/concepts/scoring).
:::

## Examples

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Column>
    **Flagged**

    The court, having reviewed the parties' extensive submissions and the voluminous record developed over three years of contentious litigation, and having heard four hours of oral argument on the competing motions for summary judgment, concludes that genuine disputes of material fact preclude judgment for either side at this stage of the proceedings.
  </Column>
  <Column>
    **Better**

    The court reviewed the record. Fact disputes preclude summary judgment.
  </Column>
</Columns>

## Turning it off

```sh
lawlint --disable sentence-length draft.md
```

Or durably, in `.lawlint/config.json` — see [Configuration](/docs/reference/configuration).