long since

Example Sentences

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They have long since proven themselves as an endlessly efforting Laker team that never believes they’re beaten.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

But that old-timey method has long since been replaced by mechanized clearcutting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The tennis rivalry they shared is long since gone, but another one is no doubt developing as both spend much of their newly found time on the golf course.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Excitement meanwhile grew in Seoul, with hotels long since booked out and thousands flying in from overseas, ramming home the immense popularity of a multi-award-winning act singing mostly in Korean.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Both bars of candy, the birthday one and the one Grandpa Joe had bought, had long since been nibbled away, and all he got now were those thin, cabbagy meals three times a day.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl