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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The wireless smartphone charger worked well as long as no other items were placed on top of phone (like earbuds or keys).
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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
Research finds that Asian elephants in Western zoos don’t live as long as wild elephants, and elephant researchers often bemoan the limited space, stimulation, and companionship available to elephants in captivity.
—Nitin Sekar, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
Moreover, the mice survived nearly twice as long as animals who didn’t get the treatment.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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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
Research finds that Asian elephants in Western zoos don’t live as long as wild elephants, and elephant researchers often bemoan the limited space, stimulation, and companionship available to elephants in captivity.
—Nitin Sekar, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
Moreover, the mice survived nearly twice as long as animals who didn’t get the treatment.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 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 9 Apr. 2025.
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