Example sentences for: long-standing

How can you use “long-standing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • These long-standing causes of variation in consumer demand have been further compounded by accelerating product proliferation in all segments of the apparel industry.

  • Duked Out Citing long-standing unresolved ethics and safety violations, federal authorities suspended human experimentation at the Duke University Medical Center for four days in May.

  • At the recent National Games, previously unremarkable Chinese athletes smashed several long-standing world records.

  • She also has a long-standing friendship with White House Deputy Chief of Staff John Podesta.

  • Reformers such as Harvey Robins, a former top Dinkins aide, and Ray Horton, an independent budget monitor, have been arguing that the city could save billions of dollars by targeting long-standing perquisites--such as the endless array of paid holidays for city workers or large amounts of down time for cops and teachers--then investing the savings in parks and libraries and in restoring the city's neglected neighborhoods.


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