: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
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During a weeklong observation in September 2024, Yamada and his team used XRISM, the X-ray satellite launched by Japan's space agency in 2023, to track the chemical signature of ionized iron atoms in the surrounding hot gas. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026 By the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of families living in cotton-mill towns across the North would take affordable weeklong trips by the seaside—a tradition known as Wakes Weeks—with Blackpool a prime destination. George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 Even Ava, the most overtly rage-baity of the bunch, took a weeklong break from social media after receiving a swell of hate messages. Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026 Amid the gardens outside, picnic tables fill with attendees of a weeklong writing retreat. Olivia Fletcher, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weeklong

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeklong was in 1847

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“Weeklong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeklong. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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