How to Use longtime in a Sentence

longtime

adjective
  • Chick-fil-A has been a longtime force here.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
  • His first thought was of a longtime friend who lives in Iran.
    Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Jane Fonda mourned the loss of her longtime friend.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The film itself was made by people who had been longtime fans of the genre.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • For longtime fans of the drink, the post brought a rush of nostalgia.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Velez gazed at the empty barstool where his longtime friend should be sitting.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 10 July 2022
  • The duo is also longtime friends in real life.
    Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • After all, the group had proven a lot of longtime doubters wrong last season.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • How have longtime female friendships like this shaped your life?
    Jane Ciabattari september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Either his longtime favorite team will win, or his son.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The couples are longtime friends and avid socialites with very strong points of view.
    Josie Howell | , al, 9 Apr. 2023
  • For some longtime ravers, this approach isn’t much cause for concern.
    Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
  • Keys raises five children with her longtime love.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Some of these recipes are longtime reader favorites.
    Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
  • For longtime fans, the choice carries real weight.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Their exchange raised the prospect that two of the world’s richest men would reignite a longtime feud.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Marie Clark, a longtime boat captain with Capt.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
  • As the years pass, new records continue to be set by its longtime members.
    Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Trump has been a longtime critic of the Obamas.
    Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The longtime couple did just that and seems to be reaping the fruit of their labor.
    Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Neighbors in the building next door said the man who lives there is their longtime landlord.
    Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Condori is chasing a longtime dream of opening her own bar.
    Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The show's tribute comes on the same day that Dempsey spoke out about the loss of his longtime costar.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Still, the pace and scale of the effort has stunned longtime sanctions observers.
    Daniel Flatley, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • Trading your top players who were longtime fan favorites hasn’t worked out, has it?
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
  • Some met for the first time, while others reunited with longtime friends.
    Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Fortunately for longtime fans, the changes stop short of the recipe.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
  • Kennedy is a longtime vaccine skeptic.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • One of its longtime fans is Julie Barackman Smith.
    Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Her longtime love for the odd kitchen tool wasn’t just about taste, but saving time, energy, and cleanup.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026

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