long since
adverb
1
: long ago
promises long since forgotten
2
: for a long time
has long since been a devoted friend
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The years when the federal government turned on its own citizens, corporations fired employees accused of subversion, and neighbors spied on neighbors had long since ended.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
The 28 Years Later movies have largely focused on the loss of civilization, underlined by the infected who have long since abandoned clothing.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
The viewer has long since started to wonder why Farr didn’t set his sights on another Le Carré yarn, or simply started fresh in Colombia without the need for British interlopers.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
Replaced by sycophants and suffocated by the clergy’s interference in daily life, this class has long since lost faith in the system.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
The 28 Years Later movies have largely focused on the loss of civilization, underlined by the infected who have long since abandoned clothing.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
The viewer has long since started to wonder why Farr didn’t set his sights on another Le Carré yarn, or simply started fresh in Colombia without the need for British interlopers.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
Replaced by sycophants and suffocated by the clergy’s interference in daily life, this class has long since lost faith in the system.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for long since
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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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