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On the scenic Gili islands—low-lying islets just off Lombok’s northwest coast—2,700 tourists were taken by boat in a daylong ferrying effort to the main island. — Ben Otto And, WSJ, "Tourists Flee Indonesian Island After Earthquake as Search for Survivors Continues," 6 Aug. 2018 Thursday’s daylong effort to draw contributions represents a potential bonanza for hundreds of nonprofits in Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties. — Mark Glover, sacbee, "Will new tax law downsize Sacramento area's Big Day of Giving?," 2 May 2018 Speaking at an iftar dinner, which breaks the daylong fast, Trump offered a message of unity, recognizing members of the Muslim community at home and abroad. — Fox News, "Trump wishes Muslims 'Ramadan Mubarak' at White House iftar dinner," 6 June 2018 Bracamontes was sentenced for the Oct. 24, 2014, slayings, which occurred during a daylong crime spree that began in the parking lot of an Arden Way Motel 6 and ended in Auburn. — Sam Stanton, sacbee, "Cop-killer shouted threats instead of helping his defense. He got a death sentence | The Sacramento Bee," 25 Apr. 2018 And at the top of the heap are the bakers who might best be described as cookie famous: women like Bell and Metoyer, who can command $7 per cookie and $450 for a daylong decorating lesson. — Alison Roman, The Seattle Times, "‘We are all connected by cookies’: A tribe with a bond stronger than royal icing," 12 Dec. 2018 This story inadvertently triggered a daylong debate on Twitter after Frier, citing Facebook, reported that the company’s vaunted election war room had been shut down and replaced with a Friday-morning meeting. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "The UK’s inquiry into fake news is focused on a long-dead bikini-finding app," 27 Nov. 2018 The daylong workshop, which was organized by METI, explored the possibility that language — or at least certain essential elements of language — might be universal throughout the cosmos. — Mike Wall, Space.com, "Decoding Alien Messages Could Be the Biggest Citizen-Science Project Ever," 26 May 2018 Like a bodybuilder switching to heavier barbells, Allen eventually mixed in daylong fasts to his routine. — Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, "Not So Fast," 24 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'daylong.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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