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
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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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Ann Saphir | Reuters Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Wednesday suggested that interest rate cuts are ahead soon as long as there are no major surprises on inflation and employment.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 July 2024
He was put on probation for a year after failing to pay all of a client’s medical bills with settlement money as agreed and lying about it to his client, then offering to settle the rest of the bills as long as the client did not contact the State Bar to complain, a 2008 complaint alleges.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Tensions in the region help Russia in its drive to undermine global order, but only for as long as they can be managed.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2024
The drag marks were as long as 12 feet, state police wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 July 2024
He was put on probation for a year after failing to pay all of a client’s medical bills with settlement money as agreed and lying about it to his client, then offering to settle the rest of the bills as long as the client did not contact the State Bar to complain, a 2008 complaint alleges.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Tensions in the region help Russia in its drive to undermine global order, but only for as long as they can be managed.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2024
The drag marks were as long as 12 feet, state police wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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