: 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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Payton’s longtime assistant, Lombardi was fired a few days after the Broncos’ AFC Championship Game loss.
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the public health system also spread during the pandemic, and longtime anti-vaccine activist groups saw a swell in interest from the wider public.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Epstein’s close associates go uncharged In 2019, prosecutors weighed the possibility of charging one of Epstein’s longtime assistants but decided against it.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
One of the greatest bands on Earth — the Eagles — are in residence at the state-of-the-art Las Vegas Sphere, led by the band's co-founder Don Henley, along with longtime guitarist Joe Walsh and country star Vince Gill.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the public health system also spread during the pandemic, and longtime anti-vaccine activist groups saw a swell in interest from the wider public.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Epstein’s close associates go uncharged In 2019, prosecutors weighed the possibility of charging one of Epstein’s longtime assistants but decided against it.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
One of the greatest bands on Earth — the Eagles — are in residence at the state-of-the-art Las Vegas Sphere, led by the band's co-founder Don Henley, along with longtime guitarist Joe Walsh and country star Vince Gill.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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