: 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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The investment group is headed by longtime hospitality executive Alan Leibman, former CEO of Kerzner International, which developed the Atlantis resorts.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
In the opposing dugout, Red Sox manager Alex Cora nodded his head to his longtime former player.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 21 June 2025
The Trump administration has defended the tariffs by arguing that the emergency-powers law gives the president the authority to regulate imports during national emergencies and that the country's longtime trade deficit qualifies as a national emergency.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The same goes for his longtime close assistant and dear friend Coco Schwab.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
In the opposing dugout, Red Sox manager Alex Cora nodded his head to his longtime former player.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 21 June 2025
The Trump administration has defended the tariffs by arguing that the emergency-powers law gives the president the authority to regulate imports during national emergencies and that the country's longtime trade deficit qualifies as a national emergency.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The same goes for his longtime close assistant and dear friend Coco Schwab.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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