as long as
conjunction
1
: provided that
can do as they like as long as they have a B average
2
: inasmuch as, since
as long as you're going, I'll go too
Examples of as long as in a Sentence
as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood
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This can be as long as 10,000 miles or a year before changing the oil.
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John Paul, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control officers rescued a large dog that had fallen into a 12-foot-deep trench and may have been trapped for as long as three days, officials said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
That means the more selective schools can enroll more students from outside Florida as long as others enroll fewer.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Symptoms of the virus, which can last as long as three days, include sudden and severe vomiting and diarrhea.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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John Paul, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control officers rescued a large dog that had fallen into a 12-foot-deep trench and may have been trapped for as long as three days, officials said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
That means the more selective schools can enroll more students from outside Florida as long as others enroll fewer.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Symptoms of the virus, which can last as long as three days, include sudden and severe vomiting and diarrhea.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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