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In addition to the parade, the event featured a daylong festival of music, arts and crafts and, of course, Irish ale and stout.—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 The Supervisor of Elections detailed the daylong effort Friday, with the recount done under the supervision of the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board.—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026 Her mother did the same—packing sack lunches for daylong jaunts through the maritime oak forest—even into her nineties.—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 Try the West Fork of Oak Creek hike for a daylong adventure (with 11 rivers to cross), Broken Arrow Trail for an easier (yet no less scenic) stroll, or Boynton Vista Trail, which takes you to the Kachina Woman rock formation, one of the town’s four vortexes.—Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daylong
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