long-serving

Example Sentences

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Like a long-serving politician, he has gone gray in office, and, like a few politicians, it has seasoned him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Rooney spoke about how difficult it is for a manager as long-serving as Ferguson - who led United from November 1986 to May 2013 - "to maintain hunger and mentality for the game".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

A long-serving magistrate who rammed a woman out of the way while attempting to park in a hospital disabled bay has been given a suspended prison sentence.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on the Democratic Republic of Congo's long-serving former president Joseph Kabila, backing allegations he has assisted Rwandan-linked rebels who have seized vast parts of his country.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

This rather personalised essay, obviously biased and clouded by a string of personal experiences, seeks to narrate one person's run-ins into Goa's most long-serving editor.

From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various