long since

adverb

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of long since

1 : long ago

promises long since forgotten

2 : for a long time

has long since been a devoted friend

Recent Examples of long since from the Web

Nicklaus and Player have long since given up their spots, acting now as the honorary starters on the first morning.

— paul gittings, CNN, "How a golf legend's grandson stole the Masters show," 10 Apr. 2018
With seven consecutive losing seasons, the franchise’s skid is its longest since 1971-77.

— tom krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, "With Chargers gone, which San Diego teams have provided best product?," 2 Apr. 2018
More on Tigers: But the young Tigers – and their veteran pillars, Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez, who have looked re-energized early this season – have long since turned the page.

— anthony fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Ron Gardenhire, Detroit Tigers (finally) able to celebrate first 2018 win," 2 Apr. 2018
The victory extended the Blazers' win streak to a season-high eight in a row -- their longest since winning nine in a row in November of 2014 -- as Portland maintains its position at third in the Western Conference standings.

— sean meagher, OregonLive.com, "Damian Lillard scores 37, Portland Trail Blazers win 8th straight: Rapid reaction," 6 Mar. 2018
Experts say that less influential federal employees (i.e. those who aren't related to the president) would have long since had their clearances denied for doing some of the things Kushner has done.

— amber phillips, Washington Post, "Jared Kushner has gotten away with more security clearance omissions than most federal employees," 28 Feb. 2018
But Pastor Tim, the series’ foremost arbiter of the religion, is long since gone now, and Paige has been drawn into the conflict between US and USSR as surely as anybody else.

— todd vanderwerff, Vox, "Farewell to The Americans, TV’s most (accidentally) relevant show," 28 Mar. 2018
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia–have long since turned to the West; NATO troops are even stationed there now, a direct result of Russia’s continued antagonism.

— ian bremmer, Time, "Putin Won. But Russia Is Losing," 22 Mar. 2018
The park service said the lapse from Green buds (stage one) to florets visible (stage 2) has been the longest since 2008.

— martin weil, Washington Post, "Cherry blossoms reach second stage of progress toward full bloom," 19 Mar. 2018

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