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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“I don’t want these guys here any longer than they need to be, so let’s find X-ray and fast track this one,” Robby tells McKay.
From Los Angeles Times
There was no way she would be left behind any longer.
From Literature
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But Pasbar has followed events in Iran closely, his heart aching as he watched the recent crackdown on protests until he couldn't bear it any longer.
From Barron's
I took the dogs out of harness and rubbed their shoulders and marveled at Storm, who stood with his tail wagging, not bleeding any longer.
From Literature
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‘It’s not safe here any longer,’ Papa continued.
From Literature
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