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
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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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Cheryl Russell, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
But the company, which is owned by ByteDance, has since extended their durations and currently lets all users upload videos that are as long as 10 minutes.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for as long as
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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