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: lasting or continuing through life
a lifelong friendship
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Examples of lifelong in a Sentence
He had a lifelong love of nature.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
All of this said, my primary hope as a lifelong Angeleno is that Karen Bass loses.
—Sal Rodriguez, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Improvements to today’s lifelong therapy, which can be hard to stick with or to access in some countries, have been sought for decades.
—CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Joe Murphy is a native and lifelong Floridian who lives in Brooksville, along the Nature Coast.
—Joe Murphy, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelong. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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lifelong
adjective
life·long
ˈlī-ˌflȯŋ 
: continuing or lasting through life
a lifelong love for trees
a lifelong friendship
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