: lasting all day
a daylong tour

Examples of daylong in a Sentence

a daylong tour of the city
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Following its daylong visit in Chicago, the bookmobile is scheduled to next stop in Kalamazoo, Michigan. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 In back-to-back appearances Wednesday at a daylong economic summit in Fort Lauderdale, Jolly touted his proposal for a state catastrophic insurance fund that would be a place for all Floridians to buy windstorm insurance coverage. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 The daylong summit is being held at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 But in comparison with that movie’s central character, Arash grows less single-minded as his daylong journey progresses. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 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

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“Daylong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylong. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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