How to Use longtime in a Sentence

longtime

adjective
  • Since 1996, Penn was the longtime pollster to Bill and Hillary Clinton.
    Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 12 July 2023
  • For the live performance at the Ford, Monk and three of her longtime singers joined the All-Stars to perform some of the recording.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Dear Amy: Many of my longtime friends are now into their 80s.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
  • As Gibson shared the good news with his longtime friend, Vido cut in.
    C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But the California that the two longtime friends are drawn to is not a land of palm trees, blue skies and sunny waves on the beach.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • But for nine years, there was no word from the longtime healthcare worker who owned the Zion Avenue house.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Mariko recently tied the knot with her longtime beau in August.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The longtime Brookside bar and grill serves food until 2 a.m. every night.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • On Sunday, Berry shared a sweet snapshot of herself and her longtime boyfriend Van Hunt with her arms wrapped around him.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Last year, Patrick Duffy’s longtime Oregon ranch hit the open market for $14 million.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The Saudi crown prince even had a phone call with the president of Iran, the kingdom’s longtime rival and Hamas’s chief backer.
    Ghaith Al-Omari, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Amid the chaos, Silver’s longtime friend Robert Downey Jr. has quietly exited one of the projects.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The group, which will make its live debut this spring, recorded the album with longtime Lamb of God producer Josh Wilbur.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Now, longtime friends, former teammates and Kings fans are teaming up to give something back as Pollard wages the fight of his life.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The longtime coach informed his team of the announcement Saturday night.
    oregonlive, 18 June 2023
  • The prospect of Elon Musk buying Twitter was looming; the mood on the platform had turned even more sour than usual, and many longtime users were fleeing.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2024
  • But my longtime favorite, and the grain whisky that opened my eyes to the entire category, is Nikka’s Coffey Grain from Japan.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Barry Manilow is paying tribute to his longtime friend Suzanne Somers.
    Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023
  • On Sunday, the style icon, 42, shared some throwback selfie-style photos of her and longtime pal Britney Spears, 41.
    Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Both longtime fans and new admirers alike are looking up Mitchell’s catalog of work to learn more about the artist and her legacy.
    Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Dedicated garage shelving is strong enough to support power tools and heavy equipment, and rugged enough to stand up to longtime wear-and-tear.
    Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2023
  • Suzanne Somers is dead at 76, according to her longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay.
    Chloe Melas, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • When Thieu balked at the terms, the White House had to decide what was worse: resuming the war or forcing a longtime ally to swallow a suicidal agreement.
    Thomas W. Lippman, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The Frozen star shared several photos from her outing to see Lizzo perform with longtime friend Ryan Hansen.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • In the first episode, Carmichael confessed to having a crush on his longtime friend, Tyler, the Creator (who later laughed off his confession and declined his invite to the 2022 Emmys).
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The Panthers made more than a dozen roster moves during the first two weeks of free agency, but none will reshape their team quite like the departure of one of their longtime standouts.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
  • My longtime publisher had sat on it for months before passing.
    Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • At 42, she’s getting married to her longtime partner and fellow artist, Austin Eddy.
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This is because the band’s longtime lighting designer, Chris Kuroda, is a wattage warlock.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 12 July 2023
  • News of Drake’s latest acquisition comes via longtime pal Tony Bet.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023

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