Long-held

"Long-held" in a Sentence (5 examples)

This new breed of renters challenges long-held assumptions that Americans rent a place to live primarily because they can't afford to buy a home.

A COVID-19 outbreak in Australia is worsening according to official figures released Saturday, while state authorities in New South Wales now concede they may have to abandon the long-held policy of trying to eliminate the virus as delta variant infections surge in Sydney.

This is a long-held tradition in our family.

It challenged a long-held scientific belief.

The illumination was organised by Martin Whyte from events company The Stage Group, fulfilling a long-held ambition of his to light up the 21-arch Scottish structure.

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