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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Cora can refuse to discuss another team as long as the Red Sox aren't playing against it.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Experiences are incredibly expensive to develop, and take years from conception to completion (Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the parks typically take as long as two years to develop, and another five years to build).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
The fossils reveal what must have been an extraordinary creature, Prum says, with a sail almost as long as its own body.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Individuals have guaranteed coverage for extraordinary events (as long as they’re covered for ordinary ones).
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Experiences are incredibly expensive to develop, and take years from conception to completion (Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the parks typically take as long as two years to develop, and another five years to build).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
The fossils reveal what must have been an extraordinary creature, Prum says, with a sail almost as long as its own body.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Individuals have guaranteed coverage for extraordinary events (as long as they’re covered for ordinary ones).
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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