any longer
Idioms-
With added length, as in If this skirt were any longer it would sweep the floor .
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Still, any more, as in They don't make this model any longer . This negative form is often put as no longer .
Example Sentences
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“Even before Japan said anything, other countries came forward to say that we had better not wait any longer to make our direction clear.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But the family was told by hospital authorities on Tuesday that they could not keep his body any longer because they were running out of space, said Dangol's cousin, Sunil Dangol.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Unable to wait any longer for treatment on the NHS, she saved, borrowed and raised money on GoFundMe for private treatment, even negotiating with the surgeon's secretary for the best deal.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Or he proposed combating them not so much for the benefit of the people most hurt by them as for people who didn’t want to live near them any longer.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
I couldn’t let this go on any longer.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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