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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Even as federal funding resumes, local colleges, businesses and nonprofits are joining county agencies in maintaining relief efforts for as long as Sacramento-area residents need them.
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The site was designed to hold people for no more than 12 hours, but witnesses testified in court that detainees are being held for as long as 12 days.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
However, a legal case recently determined that the state law is met as long as a server is on tribal land, and a user is connected online anywhere in the state.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
And the Panthers’ passing offense is going to continue to regress as long as head coach Dave Canales, offensive coordinator Brad Idzik and quarterback Bryce Young treat McMillan as the absolute of the aerial attack.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The site was designed to hold people for no more than 12 hours, but witnesses testified in court that detainees are being held for as long as 12 days.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
However, a legal case recently determined that the state law is met as long as a server is on tribal land, and a user is connected online anywhere in the state.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
And the Panthers’ passing offense is going to continue to regress as long as head coach Dave Canales, offensive coordinator Brad Idzik and quarterback Bryce Young treat McMillan as the absolute of the aerial attack.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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