How to Use long-form in a Sentence

long-form

adjective
  • Others are long-form sets with less rules but still with a lot of structure.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
  • That’s what this show and any of these long-form shows can do really well.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Lewis is a giant of long-form journalism.
    — Stat Staff, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
  • As a piece of music, then a song, then more songs, then a 30-minute long-form film.
    — Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2023
  • And a long-form, behind-the-scenes videographer.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
  • But running parallel to this is the rise in long-form podcasts.
    — Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
  • From beach books to profundity, long-form fiction opened minds and shrank the world.
    — Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Pandey is a firm believer in the long-form model that streaming enables.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Read one long-form article or book chapter instead of short-form media.
    — Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • An era of long-form prestige dramatic television is dead, and it’s been dead for a while now.
    — Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 26 May 2023
  • Here, then, are a few of my recent long-form favorites — enjoy the game of whatdunnit.
    — Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Conversely, clickbait ads, long-form ads, and disruptive ads will be tuned out in a blink.
    — Mitch Duckler, Fortune, 23 May 2024
  • The long-form magazine writer needs to have those narrative skills.
    — John J. Lennon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
  • And some of those consumers have kind of graduated from social media games to more long-form games as well.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
  • Lovers of long-form literary criticism have a little less to lament today.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
  • YouTube is long-form — people expect to watch a story develop over there.
    — Big Think, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The idea for the short sprang from an earlier long-form project McAlpine directed.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The text will have a summary in bullet points, while suggested videos could be long-form or Shorts.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
  • One-off workshops and classes are offered, teaching improv basics and long-form style.
    — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
  • Flores' first long-form stand-up special was released on Hulu in June.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Written in tweets, the book itself is a reversal — from long-form writing to a more digital form.
    — Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Her film was essentially a long-form music video, rather than a standalone narrative short.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But long-form game recaps are easier to manage than live commentary, Brooks said.
    — Jenn Brice, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Sources said that long-form stories got good traffic, as did deeply reported service pieces, like detailed gear reviews.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The magazine’s history of long-form journalism could have gotten an hour.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Other users of the platform can then re-format and aggregate this content for new programming and long-form playlists.
    — Marcus Lim, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This will be the fifth installment in the eight-part true crime series built on long-form investigative journalism.
    — Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024
  • This will be the fourth installment in the eight-part true crime series built on long-form investigative journalism.
    — Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
  • If being able to place your long-form film theatrically is a key piece of your financing package, there’s trouble out there.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • For long-form videos, the label will appear directly below the player, right above a video's description.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 May 2026

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