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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
The tick then starts meal prep, sometimes for as long as two hours.
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Maria Masters, Health, 9 June 2024
At some point, play begins to slip for every player who has been in the game as long as Byard.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2024
By Patricia Mazzei Photographs by Erika P. Rodriguez Reporting from San Juan, P.R.
June 8, 2024
Feral cats have roamed the blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan for as long as anyone can remember.
—Patricia Mazzei Erika P. Rodriguez, New York Times, 8 June 2024
The loans under this and other pandemic programs were forgiven by the SBA as long as they were used for legitimate purposes, such as employee wages, leases and utility costs.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
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Maria Masters, Health, 9 June 2024
At some point, play begins to slip for every player who has been in the game as long as Byard.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2024
By Patricia Mazzei Photographs by Erika P. Rodriguez Reporting from San Juan, P.R.
June 8, 2024
Feral cats have roamed the blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan for as long as anyone can remember.
—Patricia Mazzei Erika P. Rodriguez, New York Times, 8 June 2024
The loans under this and other pandemic programs were forgiven by the SBA as long as they were used for legitimate purposes, such as employee wages, leases and utility costs.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
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