any longer

phrase

—usually used in negative statements to say that something that was once true or possible is not now true or possible

We can't ignore these problems any longer.

I can't afford the car any longer.

Examples of any longer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many detainees with valid or pending legal claims simply couldn’t stand to be held there any longer. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Waiting any longer would result in Bisiwu walking for nothing in the near future, and Barça are also managing to land Karim Adeyemi using this approach. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

There aren’t really too many lopsided matches in terms of odds any longer. — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

It could be argued baseball isn't America's pastime any longer, yet there's something poetic and haunting in this beautiful film that explores the sport as well as ghosts of our past. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for any longer

• ironmonger
• fishmonger