How to Use any longer in a Sentence

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  • The defense did not allow a play any longer than 14 yards.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Games with the Commanders are not walkovers any longer.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • And, a big one: does Oregon State want to play Oregon any longer?
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2023
  • With a steady rain, high winds, and temps in the mid-20s, the 40-year-old Arkansas native just couldn’t sit in the stand any longer.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But one man in Vietnam was not willing to wait any longer.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The dogs who are forced to spend their lives on the end of a chain and run until their bodies break down can't wait any longer.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Don't wait any longer to take control of your love life - try Dr. Stephanie's today.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
  • If this person is not right for me any longer, then why keep trying?
    — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • To my friends across the aisle, don’t keep families waiting any longer.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Now, Wilkinson doesn’t feel the need to defend Hefner any longer.
    — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • But the levels of play and pay are not commensurate any longer.
    — Mark Deeks, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Once the song was over, Rapp couldn’t contain her excitement any longer.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2023
  • But Wall Street isn’t helping Musk’s case any longer either.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • So don’t wait any longer and get your daily dose of greatness with Just Delta8 Gummies. 12.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2023
  • Besides, that wasn’t an easy route to take, certainly not any longer.
    — Margaret Jull Costa, Harper's Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The words ‘long’ and ‘term’ don’t really go together in sports any longer.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • But to keep them any longer than that, a medical provider must file a court petition and get the consent of a judge.
    — Laura Strickler, NBC News, 23 July 2023
  • Not wanting to live in the shadows any longer, the group decides to take the fight to the town of Ashdown, leaving a bloody trail of death and mayhem in their wake.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024
  • But, the Bravo star and restaurateur isn’t willing to sit out on his fashion A-game any longer.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • On Tuesday, the full court declined to suspend the 5th Circuit's order any longer.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The most overwhelming feeling is the freedom to live, to have your life back again and not have your disease control it any longer.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Though at this point, maybe there won’t be a new permanent host, because maybe there won’t be a Daily Show any longer.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024
  • There were some doubts about just how good the Knights were because their schedule wasn’t considered strong but there are no doubts any longer.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • More snow is on the way to California and the Pacific Northwest, but the boys of summer aren’t going to wait any longer.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Sizes and colors are selling out quickly, so don’t wait any longer to shop this limited-time sale.
    — Lauren Fischer, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • But no one around Williams seems to consider returning to USC for a third year a likely outcome any longer.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • But, given the amount of time Kupfer spent seeking approvals that never came, his investors weren't willing to wait any longer, dooming the project.
    — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2023
  • All that begets a natural line of questioning: why bother sitting on the depth chart until it can't be sat on any longer, and why now?
    — USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • According to the Herald, people at Mass and Cass will be offered a ride to temporary housing, but will not be allowed to camp there any longer.
    — Brianna Herlihy, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • There’s really no reason to suffer from frigid fingers any longer.
    — Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023

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