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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He added later: "We're not going to put up with it any longer."
From BBC
"This new framework must drive urgent action to reverse that decline and the deterioration of our environment – nature can't wait any longer," she said.
From BBC
If facts would not convince true believers, then it was entirely possible that not even the Fox sisters could stop the spirits any longer.
From Literature
Magic sometimes sat on the toboggan while Duane pulled, and she sometimes ran around Duane when she couldn’t sit still any longer because she was too excited thinking about going downhill.
From Literature
He just simply couldn’t stand it any longer.
From Literature
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