Below you will find example sentences with "longest running". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Longest Running in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: longest
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 4
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.4 words

Words in this phrase

longest running

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • longest can mean: superlative form of long: most long Frequent word
  • running can mean: present participle and gerund of run Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

becoming the longest running drama with 1× britain s longest running unsolved cases 1× canada s longest running pride festivals 1× drama and longest running show for 1× end the longest running trophy drought 1× is the longest running news program 1× mazda s longest running and best 1× n s longest running peace keeping 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

art san diego 1× charmed lasted eight 1× clarke s long 1× coventrylive has contacted 1× he remains the 1× kamehameha senior moe 1×

Common sentence endings:

a national park 1× after their breakup 1× and local artists 1× for the network 1× in cinema history 1× in its investigations 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

show 4× pride 4× new 3× seasons 2× becoming 2× drama 2× art 2× national 2× jersey 2× first 2× news 2× sunday 2×

Related phrases

running backs running shoes longest serving running knee longest cooking longest period longest river longest active longest streak weren running

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around longest:

longest serving 9× longest cooking 4× longest period 4× longest river 4× longest active 3× longest streak 3×

Just before it in the phrase index:

longest river longest period longest cooking longest active longer term longer periods

Just after it in the phrase index:

longest serving longest streak longtime friend longtime girlfriend longtime partner longtime resident

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

longest serving longest cooking longest period longest river longest active longest streak

Same ending:

weren running

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "longest running" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as becoming the longest running drama with, britain s longest running unsolved cases, show, pride and new stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with running backs, running shoes, longest serving, longest serving, longest cooking and longest period, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with longest running

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He remains the second-longest running performer as Billy. (9 words)

New York's longest running musical closed on Sunday after 35 years at the Majestic Theatre. (16 words)

New Jersey's First News with Eric Scott is the longest running news program in New Jersey. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The territory is home to one of the U.N.’s longest running peace-keeping forces, in place since 1991 to monitor a cease-fire and help prepare for a referendum on the territory’s future — which has never taken place. (41 words)

The moment marked the start of the town’s 14th annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival, one of Canada’s longest running Pride festivals, and the first in Canada to be held in a national park. (36 words)

Charmed lasted eight seasons, becoming the longest running drama with female leads. 7th Heaven ran for eleven seasons and was the longest running family drama and longest-running show for the network. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Charmed lasted eight seasons, becoming the longest running drama with female leads. 7th Heaven ran for eleven seasons and was the longest running family drama and longest-running show for the network.

Clarke's long-running Last of the Summer Wine began in 1973 and ended in 2010, becoming the world's longest running sitcom.

Art San Diego is the region’s longest running art and design, providing attendees to view and interact with works by preeminent international, national, and local artists.

CoventryLive has contacted West Midlands Police, which is behind what is one of Britain's longest running unsolved cases, to see if there has been any update in its investigations.

He remains the second-longest running performer as Billy.

New Jersey's First News with Eric Scott is the longest running news program in New Jersey.

New York's longest running musical closed on Sunday after 35 years at the Majestic Theatre.

The longest running TV crime show survived the loss of its lead actor Mark McManus, who played the lead which gave the show its name – Taggart.

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The moment marked the start of the town’s 14th annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival, one of Canada’s longest running Pride festivals, and the first in Canada to be held in a national park.

They have to restore their dignity and end the longest running trophy drought the side has ever experienced in over 50 years of their existence.

Through nine movies to date, the franchise has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide and is one of the longest running horror franchises in cinema history.

Kamehameha senior Moe Passi, playing in his home stadium, matched Durham with the longest running play of the game on a 15-yard rush in the second quarter.

Participants and spectators of the L.A. Pride Parade, the longest running pride parade in Southern California, hold signs down Hollywood Boulevard on Sunday, June 9, 2024.

Victoria’s chief veterinary officer, Dr Graeme Cooke, said efforts to contain bird flu were “nearing its conclusion” and that it had been the state’s “longest running biosecurity response”.

Yeardley Smith recounts which episode of the longest running animated series in the U.S. made her shed some big tears.

At the time of its release, What The Deaf Man Heard was one of the longest running films produced for Hallmark.

It was a prophetic start for the 323, which would go on to be Mazda’s longest running – and best-selling – model to date.

Marshall continues one of the show's longest running gags and delivers Barney's third slap, while Ted and Robin struggle to remain friends after their breakup.

The James Bond franchise is one the longest running in film history, with Eon Productions showing no signs of slowing down.

The territory is home to one of the U.N.’s longest running peace-keeping forces, in place since 1991 to monitor a cease-fire and help prepare for a referendum on the territory’s future — which has never taken place.

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