long gone
idiom
: having ended, died, disappeared, etc., at a distant time in the past
Those buildings are long gone now.
Examples of long gone in a Sentence
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The artesian wells that once bubbled through the valley are long gone.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The villagers are long gone, but Castefalfi has painstakingly renovated their storefronts and turned them into tony boutiques where guests can shop for $400 cashmere sweaters and $200 golf polos.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
The rock-bottom mortgage rates that fueled a buying frenzy in 2021 and early 2022 are long gone.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
The Universe Mellows Out Whatever happened in that remote era, the time of rapid star formation is long gone.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
While the days of fifty-year retirements from companies are likely long gone, for those interested in more traditional career trajectories, here is some practical guidance for carving a more conventional path in today’s labor market:
Embrace Career Exploration
Get uncomfortable.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
The boathouse is long gone, but pilings remain, along with remnants of the rails used to launch the boats.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
The days of Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans may be long gone.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Anyone who experienced — which means was educated by — the original museum knows that it’s long gone.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The villagers are long gone, but Castefalfi has painstakingly renovated their storefronts and turned them into tony boutiques where guests can shop for $400 cashmere sweaters and $200 golf polos.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
The rock-bottom mortgage rates that fueled a buying frenzy in 2021 and early 2022 are long gone.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
The Universe Mellows Out Whatever happened in that remote era, the time of rapid star formation is long gone.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
While the days of fifty-year retirements from companies are likely long gone, for those interested in more traditional career trajectories, here is some practical guidance for carving a more conventional path in today’s labor market:
Embrace Career Exploration
Get uncomfortable.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
The boathouse is long gone, but pilings remain, along with remnants of the rails used to launch the boats.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
The days of Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans may be long gone.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Anyone who experienced — which means was educated by — the original museum knows that it’s long gone.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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