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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It looks like that won’t be the case any longer.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 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
However, that changed in late October, when Wiener, 56, announced he couldn’t wait any longer and would be running this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Over any longer period, the opportunity cost of holding it is likely to exceed that of poor timing in the stock market.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Anyway, there was no point in going back and forth any longer.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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