as long as

conjunction

1
: provided that
can do as they like as long as they have a B average
2
: inasmuch as, since
as long as you're going, I'll go too

Examples of as long as in a Sentence

as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood
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People under 21 are allowed in liquor stores as long as they’re accompanied by an adult who’s legally allowed to purchase and consume alcohol, the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said. Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025 The prosecution agreed to reduce its initial second-degree murder charge to voluntary manslaughter as long as Harmon pleaded guilty to both the manslaughter charge and an enhancement for the use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025 As Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, implied to Haaretz on Jan. 22, Israeli-Saudi normalization is dead in the water as long as the war in Gaza continues. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 By some count, there’s the most that’s ever been, and as long as there is inventory, TJX will beat the numbers. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for as long as 

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of as long as was in 1877

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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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