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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While it can be renewed indefinitely as long as the business remains operational, the E-2 visa does not provide a direct path to permanent residency.
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Normally, the Supreme Court would take as long as early next summer to issue such a decision.
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Since emissions are highest when a well is being drilled, overall emissions will remain high as long as the industry is drilling new wells.
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Despite an increase in workload, Currie says the program isn’t going anywhere as long as people believe that wildlife is inherently valuable.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Normally, the Supreme Court would take as long as early next summer to issue such a decision.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Since emissions are highest when a well is being drilled, overall emissions will remain high as long as the industry is drilling new wells.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite an increase in workload, Currie says the program isn’t going anywhere as long as people believe that wildlife is inherently valuable.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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