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

Abbey, 21, from Manchester, said: "The One Love Group is definitely the biggest positive. Being able to make these lifelong friendships because, you know, we're really connecting over something that's so distressing."

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Kelce, for his part, said in Tuesday’s announcement that he was a “lifelong Six Flags fan and grew up going to these parks with my family and friends.”

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A senior UN official warned Wednesday of "generational" impacts in Gaza from malnutrition among pregnant women and babies, urging a surge of aid to help prevent potential lifelong health issues.

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“I am a lifelong Six Flags fan and grew up going to these parks with my family and friends,” Kelce said in a statement.

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"I finished high school there and spent some formative years making lifelong family friends, so I couldn't pass the opportunity to blend both of my lives now I am more of a grown-up," she says.

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