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
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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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Rocky planets can take as long as tens of million years after the gas is gone to form, Long said.
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Prince Harry's Invictus Games Are Returning to the U.K. for the First Time in 10 Years
Reflecting on the tenth anniversary of Invictus in 2024, Harry said that the Games will go on for as long as people need them.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday for a respiratory infection and will remain for as long as necessary to complete treatment, the Vatican said on Monday.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Image For as long as these artists can remember, Sakairi has been a fierce, albeit frank advocate of artistic expression and development.
—Stephanie Jones, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Prince Harry's Invictus Games Are Returning to the U.K. for the First Time in 10 Years
Reflecting on the tenth anniversary of Invictus in 2024, Harry said that the Games will go on for as long as people need them.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday for a respiratory infection and will remain for as long as necessary to complete treatment, the Vatican said on Monday.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Image For as long as these artists can remember, Sakairi has been a fierce, albeit frank advocate of artistic expression and development.
—Stephanie Jones, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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