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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In some places, like rural Arizona, the drive is as long as eight hours—a full day of missed work, childcare, or elder care.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Many projects lacked real fundamentals, but as long as prices were rising, no one seemed to care.
—Nikita Sachdev, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The wireless smartphone charger worked well as long as no other items were placed on top of phone (like earbuds or keys).
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The virus can linger in the air in a room as long as two hours after a sick person was there.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Many projects lacked real fundamentals, but as long as prices were rising, no one seemed to care.
—Nikita Sachdev, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The wireless smartphone charger worked well as long as no other items were placed on top of phone (like earbuds or keys).
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The virus can linger in the air in a room as long as two hours after a sick person was there.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2025
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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