Definition of lifelong
1 : lasting or continuing through life a lifelong friendship
2 : long-standing
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Examples of lifelong in a Sentence
He had a lifelong love of nature.
Recent Examples of lifelong from the Web
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The new stores and eateries can’t come soon enough for Maria Dominguez, a lifelong North County resident who was visiting the mall Friday morning with two of her five young children.
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The virus, transmitted by mosquitos, leaves many babies of mothers infected during pregnancy with lifelong disabilities that require constant care.
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The new study centered on a 46-year-old female subject with lifelong sleep problems.
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His debut novel is an all-American, contemporary, Western novel about two brothers entrenched in a lifelong and ultimately fatal feud.
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But the most painful and powerful memories were of her mother Yvonne, her lifelong inspiration, dying slowly of typhus in Belsen after a 45-mile death march at the war’s end.
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Robert and Ryan are really big, lifelong hip-hop fans.
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Beyond the challenge of overseeing the real estate company, Kislak has been a lifelong collector of rare books and historic artifacts focused particularly on Florida and the Caribbean, exploration, navigation and the early Americas.
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Bryce, a lifelong resident of southeast Wisconsin, said in his political ad.
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First Known Use of lifelong
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LIFELONG Defined for English Language Learners
lifelong
playDefinition of lifelong for English Language Learners
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: continuing or lasting through a person's life
LIFELONG Defined for Kids
lifelong
playDefinition of lifelong for Students
: continuing through life a lifelong friendship
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See words that rhyme with lifelong Spanish Central: Translation of lifelong Nglish: Translation of lifelong for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of lifelong for Arabic speakers
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