long gone

phrase

: having ended, died, disappeared, etc., at a distant time in the past

Those buildings are long gone now.

Examples of long gone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Days during the golden era, when Houston dictated a game’s tenor and pace, are long gone, but the same standards remain regardless of the roster. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

The Russians have spent almost a year trying to seize it and, while pockets of Ukrainian resistance remain in the north of the city, any operational value for Kyiv is long gone. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

The days of defining a sports capital simply by the number of championships its teams win are long gone. — Lev Akabas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

The wires are long gone, but wire house survives as a term for a large brokerage firm with a national network of offices. — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026