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Last month’s daylong hearing was a family affair, with Kevin Semcken, two of his sons and his ex-wife testifying.—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025 After a daylong preliminary hearing last month, Judge Saba Sheibani reduced the felony assault charge to a misdemeanor and allowed the misdemeanor hit-and-run to stand.—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025 At least 300 Black residents were killed, and thousands were left homeless following the daylong massacre in which White rioters attacked Black residents, looted businesses and burned buildings.—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025 Nearly every Sunday, David and his family traveled over the Rhode Island border to his grandmother's 40-acre farm for a daylong feast.—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daylong
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of daylong was
before the 12th century
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