: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
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Volunteers trained one hour a day for seven days, mirroring a typical weeklong excavator driving course. New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026 The villager said that the fighter jet dropped two bombs 15 minutes apart, with the second bomb damaging a house near the monastery where more than 100 people were on a weeklong retreat during Buddhist Lent. Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Rosie O’Donnell is getting some serious praise for her weeklong talk show return. Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 The weeklong event shines a spotlight on the strength, kindness and individuality of Disney princesses. Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 17 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 28 Aug. 2026.

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