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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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And now McCarthy has added incentive to ply that knowledge, beyond his lifelong affinity for Republican candidates and causes: Payback.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
That’s another testament to Robertson’s lifelong skill.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelong. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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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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