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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But for now, as long as Microsoft rides the AI wave, so does its CEO’s pay.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The parent would not be prosecuted and can remain anonymous as long as the baby is left in a safe place and the appropriate person is notified.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
While the Bengals likely hope Flacco is merely a stopgap until starter Joe Burrow returns, the 40-year-old has an incentive to hope his stay under center lasts as long as possible thanks to language in his contract.
—Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Per New York’s Safe Haven Law, parents are allowed to legally and safely surrender newborns at hospitals, police precincts, or fire stations without facing criminal charges as long as the child is left in the care of responsible personnel.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The parent would not be prosecuted and can remain anonymous as long as the baby is left in a safe place and the appropriate person is notified.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
While the Bengals likely hope Flacco is merely a stopgap until starter Joe Burrow returns, the 40-year-old has an incentive to hope his stay under center lasts as long as possible thanks to language in his contract.
—Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Per New York’s Safe Haven Law, parents are allowed to legally and safely surrender newborns at hospitals, police precincts, or fire stations without facing criminal charges as long as the child is left in the care of responsible personnel.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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