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: lasting or continuing through life
a lifelong friendship
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Examples of lifelong in a Sentence
He had a lifelong love of nature.
Recent Examples on the Web
And now McCarthy has added incentive to ply that knowledge, beyond his lifelong affinity for Republican candidates and causes: Payback.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
That’s another testament to Robertson’s lifelong skill.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
Mayo not only will have support from family members who live close to KU’s campus, but also lifelong buddies Devin Neal and Cole Mondi, fellow Lawrence High grads who play for the Jayhawk football team.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024
Summer Jackman, a lifelong Idahoan, small business owner and mother of three in Pocatello, is one of the board members for Idahoans United for Women and Families.
—Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2024
But the four-term incumbent is actually a Republican, and a lifelong one at that.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Those who survive can face lifelong complications. advertisement The best way to prevent this disease in babies born prematurely is giving them human breast milk.
—Sionika Thayagabalu and Dominick Lemas, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
Simply the presence of Steve Van Zandt, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan—E Streeters for nearly all of the ensemble’s 50-plus years—is a bedrock tradition, and source of horseplay and looseness that can only come from such lifelong love among friends.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
Among Harry’s lifelong friends are Harry Bailin, a fellow student in Paschal High’s Class of ’59.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
That’s another testament to Robertson’s lifelong skill.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
Mayo not only will have support from family members who live close to KU’s campus, but also lifelong buddies Devin Neal and Cole Mondi, fellow Lawrence High grads who play for the Jayhawk football team.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024
Summer Jackman, a lifelong Idahoan, small business owner and mother of three in Pocatello, is one of the board members for Idahoans United for Women and Families.
—Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2024
But the four-term incumbent is actually a Republican, and a lifelong one at that.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Those who survive can face lifelong complications. advertisement The best way to prevent this disease in babies born prematurely is giving them human breast milk.
—Sionika Thayagabalu and Dominick Lemas, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
Simply the presence of Steve Van Zandt, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan—E Streeters for nearly all of the ensemble’s 50-plus years—is a bedrock tradition, and source of horseplay and looseness that can only come from such lifelong love among friends.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
Among Harry’s lifelong friends are Harry Bailin, a fellow student in Paschal High’s Class of ’59.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelong. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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lifelong
adjective
life·long
ˈlī-ˌflȯŋ 
: continuing or lasting through life
a lifelong love for trees
a lifelong friendship
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