How to Use any longer in a Sentence
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The end had come, there was no staving it off any longer.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
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Denise Richards couldn't stay silent any longer.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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The season could not go on any longer.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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In no way did her rent even come close to paying the bills any longer.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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The parts that know something isn’t right and refuse to stay silent any longer.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
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Sadly, her owner had nowhere to live with her any longer.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Do not put off upgrading any longer!
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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This is the train Link and his people couldn’t wait on any longer.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
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If this person is not right for me any longer, then why keep trying?
—Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
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However, no one runs yards any longer.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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But that answer doesn't always work any longer, at least not on its own.
—Jason Bahnak, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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The pledge isn’t unifying any longer.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
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In 2026, no part of the state will have to feel left out any longer.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
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Aston Villa did not want to wait any longer.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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But the Warriors are not in the middle of that run any longer.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
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If the answer is yes, then do not wait any longer to make this creamy, cheesy casserole.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
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Unable to bear the silence any longer, Aisha sat up.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
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When there were three sweets left in the roll, Ivor could not take the suspense any longer.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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The fire wasn't expected to spread to the east any longer, Truett said.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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To my friends across the aisle, don’t keep families waiting any longer.
—USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
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Doncic went up and down the court a couple of times but was unable to play any longer.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Besides, that wasn’t an easy route to take, certainly not any longer.
—Margaret Jull Costa, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
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Old chairs that may not be suitable for sitting in any longer still have their purpose.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 29 June 2026
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The winger couldn't agree to stay any longer than that tenure because of not being adult age.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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That seems like a sign that the second-largest crypto asset isn't in the crosshairs any longer.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
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When Chris couldn’t be bothered to help them out, Tunde couldn’t stand it any longer.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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But the levels of play and pay are not commensurate any longer.
—Mark Deeks, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
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The into-life-ness of adolescence meant not having to wait any longer.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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Then all of a sudden Maurice didn’t need working space any longer.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
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About a mile away from the hospital, Bennett couldn’t wait any longer.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
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