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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For as long as that can remain true, the Rams still have a weapon at the game’s most crucial position.
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Labor Department officials have said economic data will neither be collected nor released as long as the shutdown continues.
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The rule says the mayor can waive the carryover limit as long as the excess of maximum carryover is used by March 31 of the following year.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Labor Department officials have said economic data will neither be collected nor released as long as the shutdown continues.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
But as long as viewers keep watching, RushTok will keep paying, and what began as a stressful college ritual has become a launchpad for the next wave of online influencers.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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