How to Use long gone in a Sentence

long gone

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Definition of long gonenext
  • The saturation in the sky was long gone by the time Ferguson secured their 46th win of the season.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The 2022 glory days of Caleb Williams’ Heisman Trophy reign are long gone.
    — Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Though the train is long gone, cyclists still arrive regularly via the Napa Valley Vine Trail, which runs the length of the valley and concludes here.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2024
  • By then, many of the top bigs in the portal were long gone.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
  • In The Grill, at least, the American Dream is long gone.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
  • But the excitement that fizzed around the 1994 vote is long gone.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
  • The torch is long gone, but the schoolhouse now appears here to stay.
    — David Maraniss, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
  • But the days of Elliott taking over a game are long gone.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The snacks were long gone, the paper grocery bag stuffed with their trash.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The days of getting a gold watch for long service are long gone.
    — Jason Richmond, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Those days are long gone, thanks to the Nintendo Switch.
    — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But be aware the ranch itself is long gone and the property is not easy to get to.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
  • The boathouse is long gone, but pilings remain, along with remnants of the rails used to launch the boats.
    — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The braces are long gone and André, who is now 15, is taller than her by an inch or so.
    — Barry Hatton and Helena Alves, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Mortgage rates near 7% The days of easy money are long gone.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 14 July 2023
  • Those who are loyal to TikTok will tell you that the good old days are long gone.
    — Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The artesian wells that once bubbled through the valley are long gone.
    — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • By that time the broker who misled them is often long gone from the firm.
    — Katelyn Ferral, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Only the tiny oval is long gone, swallowed with a clump of sweet flesh, and sailing the high seas of your gut.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 22 July 2023
  • When her father, who had custody of her, went to pick her up, she was long gone.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • That when we’re long gone, this is probably going to go on for a while.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 21 Sep. 2023
  • O’Brien said the days are long gone when an NFL team could stick with the play called in the huddle every time and expect to succeed.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The old neon Stardust Motel sign is still standing, though the motel is long gone.
    — Tom Fox, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
  • Among the most vocal: Jill Biden and son Hunter, whom the president has long gone to for counsel and advice.
    — Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
  • With the Kelty Car-Go-Box, long gone are the days of haphazardly loading the trunk with camp gear and hoping for the best.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Peter has cheated on her, and their once-good chemistry’s long gone cold.
    — Joan Frank, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
  • Shells had battered his home, and his caretakers were long gone.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Her days as an unpublished author are long gone of course.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Places like Benny’s are long gone, and the return of Ames is apparently some sort of a weird hoax.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
  • This also will be a reunion game with Khalil Mack, though most of Mack’s Bears teammates are long gone from the roster.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023

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