so long as
conjunction
1
: during and up to the end of the time that : while
so long as you are here, I'm fine
2
: provided that
you may go, so long as you return by dinnertime
Examples of so long as in a Sentence
so long as you're staying with us, you may not smoke indoors
Recent Examples on the Web
Director Chad Stahelski mines humor from Caine’s reluctance and the over-the-top nature of the carnage, dragging out the violent sequences so long as to wear down resistance.
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Brian Lowry, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has transparently vowed to vote down his appointees so long as the White House disobeys his and his donors’ thirst for ever more drilling.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
Outside the presidency, a person can continue to serve in federal office so long as they keep getting reelected.
—Houston Keene, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2023
Republican strategist Alex Conant suggested GOP candidates cannot count on these voters so long as Trump is involved in politics.
—Hannah Fingerhut, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
Thus, take a shot at this market so long as it’s priced at -115 or better.
—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
That might not have mattered so long as the bank’s clients didn’t ask for their money back.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones seemed to hint at a forthcoming salary reduction by saying earlier in February that the team wanted Elliott to return so long as doing so worked financially for both parties.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
But not all sellers will be willing to deal with the country so long as the war in Ukraine is raging.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023
Brian Lowry, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has transparently vowed to vote down his appointees so long as the White House disobeys his and his donors’ thirst for ever more drilling.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
Outside the presidency, a person can continue to serve in federal office so long as they keep getting reelected.
—Houston Keene, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2023
Republican strategist Alex Conant suggested GOP candidates cannot count on these voters so long as Trump is involved in politics.
—Hannah Fingerhut, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
Thus, take a shot at this market so long as it’s priced at -115 or better.
—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
That might not have mattered so long as the bank’s clients didn’t ask for their money back.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones seemed to hint at a forthcoming salary reduction by saying earlier in February that the team wanted Elliott to return so long as doing so worked financially for both parties.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
But not all sellers will be willing to deal with the country so long as the war in Ukraine is raging.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023
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