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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That was a worthwhile tradeoff as long as the Knicks bricked from behind the arc, which was the entire first half.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
So, there's room for the prices to rise as long as the strait stays closed.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Injuries and late-season losses have been known to derail college basketball seasons for as long as the games have been played.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Jim Cramer argues that as long as Iran blocks oil tankers or threatens to attack them in the Strait of Hormuz, the war will persist — and with it, more volatility.
—Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
So, there's room for the prices to rise as long as the strait stays closed.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Injuries and late-season losses have been known to derail college basketball seasons for as long as the games have been played.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Jim Cramer argues that as long as Iran blocks oil tankers or threatens to attack them in the Strait of Hormuz, the war will persist — and with it, more volatility.
—Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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