: 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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Summer of ’69 (Hulu movie) An awkward high school senior (Sam Morelos) hires an exotic dancer (Chloe Fineman) to help seduce her longtime crush before graduation.
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 3 May 2025
In any event, Jia’s longtime admirers will recognize that this oddly repetitive scene is itself a repetition.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
During last year's presidential campaign Trump described Kennedy as a longtime friend and called his endorsement a great honor.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 May 2025
While Australia has not faced the same affront to its sovereignty as Canada, the similar election results show Trump’s influence in the domestic politics of longtime US allies.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 3 May 2025
In any event, Jia’s longtime admirers will recognize that this oddly repetitive scene is itself a repetition.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
During last year's presidential campaign Trump described Kennedy as a longtime friend and called his endorsement a great honor.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 May 2025
While Australia has not faced the same affront to its sovereignty as Canada, the similar election results show Trump’s influence in the domestic politics of longtime US allies.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for longtime
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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