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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Those legal loopholes remain in effect for as long as DeSantis extends his emergency declaration.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Your miles don’t expire as long as your account is open and in good standing.
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Pope, speaking about social media content on TikTok, warns that as long as skinniness is seen as an indicator of societal status and health, content glorifying thinness will replicate on other platforms.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Lower-fiber foods won't keep you full as long as higher-fiber foods can.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 25 Nov. 2025
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Your miles don’t expire as long as your account is open and in good standing.
—Raina He, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
Pope, speaking about social media content on TikTok, warns that as long as skinniness is seen as an indicator of societal status and health, content glorifying thinness will replicate on other platforms.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Lower-fiber foods won't keep you full as long as higher-fiber foods can.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for as long as
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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