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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Newby said there is no way to know how many uncatalogued gospel records are out there, but the team will keep digitizing them as long as donors keep sending them.
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Molly-Jo Tilton, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
The thinking is, as long as so many representatives on the Hill are lining their pockets with drug dough, there’s little chance that anyone’s going to get near enough to ruffle the feathers of this particular golden goose.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Refinanced mortgages: Interest is deductible as long as the new loan doesn’t exceed the original mortgage balance, unless the additional funds are used for qualified home improvements.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Given current rates of production, those orders will take 14 years to clear — twice as long as airlines had to wait prior to 2019.
—Oliver Wyman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Molly-Jo Tilton, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
The thinking is, as long as so many representatives on the Hill are lining their pockets with drug dough, there’s little chance that anyone’s going to get near enough to ruffle the feathers of this particular golden goose.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Refinanced mortgages: Interest is deductible as long as the new loan doesn’t exceed the original mortgage balance, unless the additional funds are used for qualified home improvements.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Given current rates of production, those orders will take 14 years to clear — twice as long as airlines had to wait prior to 2019.
—Oliver Wyman, Forbes, 27 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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