: 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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Some longtime trolls on the right have grown more aggressive and offensive as their ideas have made their way closer to the party’s mainstream.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
On Friday and Saturday, Mr. Sanders, the longtime independent, plans to hold campaign-style rallies in Omaha and Iowa City.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Homecoming remains a major event for the longtime Big Ten campuses, which often locks in those kickoffs to Saturday afternoon.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Former Black Panther and longtime Chicago alderman Bobby Rush encouraged Butler to run for the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1985, where the singer served three four-year terms before his retirement from public office in 2018.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
On Friday and Saturday, Mr. Sanders, the longtime independent, plans to hold campaign-style rallies in Omaha and Iowa City.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Homecoming remains a major event for the longtime Big Ten campuses, which often locks in those kickoffs to Saturday afternoon.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Former Black Panther and longtime Chicago alderman Bobby Rush encouraged Butler to run for the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1985, where the singer served three four-year terms before his retirement from public office in 2018.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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