daylong

adjective

day·​long ˈdā-ˌlȯŋ How to pronounce daylong (audio)
: lasting all day
a daylong tour

Examples of daylong in a Sentence

a daylong tour of the city
Recent Examples on the Web This year’s daylong fete, which was June 9, took place inside a concert hall but with Pinoy food stalls outside that, among other fare, served the traditional Filipino ice cream dessert of halo halo as well as the Italian classic gelato. Terry Tang, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024 The arrest and identity of Carlos Manuel Rosales, 38, was the shocking conclusion of a daylong cat-and-mouse game between the suspect and police, that began with a shooting witnessed by Rosales’ step-niece in what everyone at first believed was just a home robbery gone wrong. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024 Another option, Tuscan Organic Tours, offers immersive daylong experiences that delve into wine and oil but also other rich agricultural offerings. Christine Chitnis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024 If game shows can finally prove successful at getting audiences to turn up week after week, or to settle in for a daylong binge of 20 half-hour episodes, there’s a ton of incentive for these companies to start making more of them. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for daylong 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'daylong.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daylong was before the 12th century

Dictionary Entries Near daylong

Cite this Entry

“Daylong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylong. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on daylong

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!