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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Pavia has incentives to play in college as long as possible.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2026
When a lease is signed, a tenant and landlord can agree that the tenant will supply and take care of their own refrigerator, as long as certain conditions are met.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
But that number will grow as mail-in ballots can be counted as long as they were postmarked on Election Day and received within seven days.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
This has been true as long as there is media.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2026
When a lease is signed, a tenant and landlord can agree that the tenant will supply and take care of their own refrigerator, as long as certain conditions are met.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
But that number will grow as mail-in ballots can be counted as long as they were postmarked on Election Day and received within seven days.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
This has been true as long as there is media.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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