: 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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Producers include longtime franchise stewards Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, with Spielberg and Denis Stewart exec producing.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
After his split with longtime girlfriend Katy Perry, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor took to his social media to give a pretty cryptic update about his life.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 July 2025
Combs also faces a torrent of civil suits painting the music mogul as a longtime abuser.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Cofounded and led by longtime cybersecurity entrepreneur Shlomo Kramer, it’s now valued at $4.8 billion.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
After his split with longtime girlfriend Katy Perry, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor took to his social media to give a pretty cryptic update about his life.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 July 2025
Combs also faces a torrent of civil suits painting the music mogul as a longtime abuser.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Cofounded and led by longtime cybersecurity entrepreneur Shlomo Kramer, it’s now valued at $4.8 billion.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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