long gone

idiom

: having ended, died, disappeared, etc., at a distant time in the past

Those buildings are long gone now.

Examples of long gone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both groups were long gone by the time Lake Lanier was constructed in the 1950s, but some people believe the lake is haunted by its past, citing hundreds of people who’ve been hurt or died in lake accidents over the years. —

Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024 Today, the house, built in 1934, is long gone, demolished by its new owners, and the site sits empty and ready for development. —

Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for long gone

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