long since

adverb

1

: long ago

promises long since forgotten

2

: for a long time

has long since been a devoted friend

Examples of long since in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Cukor, who hit his thirty-year up-or-out deadline without getting a star, had long since been removed to lucrative work in the private sector. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026

Anymore, which will allow subscribers to snoop at a deep level on just about anyone in the world; the war against the data eaters, the name suggests, is long since lost, and is none of your business, anyway. —Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026

Bhosle continued to perform and record into her 80s and beyond, making public appearances and releasing new material at an age when most artists had long since retired. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

Although the Jim Crow regime challenged in Brown has long since passed away, racial discrimination in K-12 schools remains a problem. —Alison Somin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for long since

• convince
• evince
• mince
• prince
• quince
• rinse
• wince