: 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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Tye Sheridan plays the newest addition to the sheriff’s office, a longtime local resident who grew up with a lot of the Order’s members.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
After county vote tallies were finalized, Trump earned his final blue-to-red flip in rural Imperial County, a longtime Democratic stronghold that borders Mexico and Arizona.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Beyond the inevitable burnout the longtime sports journalist had reached, Wojnarowski was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Steven Ma, a longtime friend and collaborator of Machine-A founder Stavros Karelis, now has become the company’s director.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
After county vote tallies were finalized, Trump earned his final blue-to-red flip in rural Imperial County, a longtime Democratic stronghold that borders Mexico and Arizona.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Beyond the inevitable burnout the longtime sports journalist had reached, Wojnarowski was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Steven Ma, a longtime friend and collaborator of Machine-A founder Stavros Karelis, now has become the company’s director.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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