long since

Example Sentences

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For decades, scientists believed dinosaur fossils were little more than mineralized rock, with any original biological material long since destroyed by time.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Jean’s passion took a more private toll, but she still lives with what Monica calls “this deepening suspicion that your existence is a remnant of an event long since concluded.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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But that old-timey method has long since been replaced by mechanized clearcutting.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

It’s been so long since I’ve been in the actual office that it seems smaller now.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon