longtime
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of longtime
Example Sentences
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Meta on Wednesday launched paid subscription plans for its flagship apps, marking a major push by the tech giant to diversify beyond its longtime reliance on advertising revenue.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Manilow and his husband and longtime manager, Garry Kief, moved to this sprawling desert estate from Los Angeles in the late 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The new regime brought in David Rhodes, a longtime Rupert Murdoch lieutenant, and Bari Weiss, editor of the Free Press, as part of the Tiffany Network’s ideological renovation.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Mr. Paxton, in the words of a longtime aide, “was Trump before Trump was Trump.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
He was known to fire longtime employees for not recognizing an obscure line of movie dialogue he quoted, or if he discovered they weren’t familiar with one of his favorite cartoons, comic books, or videogames.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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