: having been so for a long time : long-standing
a longtime friend
a longtime friendship
Examples of longtime in a Sentence
the longtime chairman of the committee
longtime residents of the neighborhood
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Arndt died Tuesday at his longtime cabin home in Ashland, Oregon, his family announced.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Lourd married longtime partner Austen Rydell in 2022 after becoming engaged in 2020.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Karo Torossian, a longtime presence at the council horseshoe, has left city government after 15 years with Council District 2.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
The Spencer Republican won his special election with 56% of the vote to represent the Worcester and Hampshire county district, flipping a longtime Democratic seat.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Lourd married longtime partner Austen Rydell in 2022 after becoming engaged in 2020.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Karo Torossian, a longtime presence at the council horseshoe, has left city government after 15 years with Council District 2.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
The Spencer Republican won his special election with 56% of the vote to represent the Worcester and Hampshire county district, flipping a longtime Democratic seat.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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