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. 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 See All Example Sentences for as long as

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of as long as was in 1877

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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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