: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
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Ludacris was scheduled to take the festival's stage on July 11, the last day of the weeklong event. Nick Lentz, CBS News, 28 June 2026 However, anyone with a million dollars to blow can book a weeklong stay for two at the lavish in Abu Dhabi. Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 June 2026 The sailings range from four-night Western Caribbean cruises to weeklong sailings to the Bahamas. Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 The fire may be out, but Boyle Heights is now dealing with massive amounts of rotting meat and a foul smell as the cleanup phase from a weeklong fire at a massive cold-storage warehouse begins. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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