lifelong

[lahyf-lawng, -long]

adjective

1. lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life.

   lifelong regret.

lifelong

/ ˈlaɪfˌlɒŋ /

adjective

1. lasting for or as if for a lifetime

Word History and Origins

Origin of lifelong¹

1750–60; life + long ¹ (adv.)

Example Sentences

Catholic perspectives add nuance: conversion is understood as a lifelong process, with debates around evangelism emphasizing persuasion over coercion and relationship-building over public pressure.

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One position Mamdani has stood firm on is his criticism of Israel and lifelong support for Palestinian rights.

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The irony is choice: If one of Hitchcock’s lifelong themes was that of the “wrong man,” Ms. O’Callaghan appears to have written the wrong book.

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Lammens became a goalkeeper partly because his older brother - a lifelong United fan - wanted someone to save his shots, and partly because he wasn't that keen on running.

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But if Roth’s interest in Judaism was intermittent, his engagement with Jewishness—as temperament and as argument—was lifelong.

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