How to Use lifelong in a Sentence

lifelong

adjective
  • He had a lifelong love of nature.
  • His wife, Sarah, is a lifelong fan of the Cleveland Browns.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The two were a couple in the 1970s and remained lifelong friends.
    Michelle Watson, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
  • For Giselle, the prospect of having a sibling had been a lifelong dream.
    Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Somewhere in its strange rhythms sits the lifelong work of making a life of one’s own.
    Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
  • As a lifelong Orioles fan, through the good and the bad, these are exciting times!
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Courant spoke to Blow about touring with the show, his recent heart surgery and his lifelong love of Tchaikovsky.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2022
  • But Chace's fame didn't make the lifelong Cowboys fans any less starstruck around Tony.
    Hollee Actman Becker, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • As a lifelong fan, Nicholson still has a soft spot for the 1954 Orioles.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • It’s been now a lifelong assignment for me and what I was put here to do.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
  • Because for me, the Walt Disney Co. has been a lifelong source of joy and comfort.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Colleges need to cater more to the lifelong learner, the adult learner.
    Axios Events, Axios, 23 July 2024
  • Her first volleyball coach, Coach Julie, inspired in her a lifelong love of the sport.
    Nadine Zylberberg, Vogue, 14 July 2023
  • And that's saying a lot because this is her lifelong dream.
    Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • The show draws its name from the lifelong musician’s former band Tiny Desk Unit.
    Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The experience sparked in him a lifelong love of jaunts across the water.
    Miguel Morales, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The actor’s passion for the role comes from a lifelong comic book fandom.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The civil rights leader was a lifelong servant to those without a voice.
    The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
  • As lifelong fans of film, music in film and the Academy Awards, this means everything to us.
    Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2024
  • To be able to make lifelong relationships on a project is a real gift.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Remix feat the one and only, queen of my heart and lifelong inspiration @mariahcarey is out this friday !!!!!!!!!!!
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • At the core of Dr. Leslie's journey is his lifelong affinity for writing.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Charles began to pass his lifelong passion for nature down to his grandson at a young age.
    Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
  • The movie is true to this lifelong relationship, which takes the place of any kind of romantic partner.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
  • One of the many poignant aspects of Nick’s early death is that his friends have carried a lifelong sense of regret and even self-reproach.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Preparing a safe space for plants and people, no matter the size, has been one of Brown’s lifelong passions.
    Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Dabo said her lifelong friend loved water sports and anything in nature.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • With her string of pearls and winsome smile, the lifelong outsider became a national icon.
    WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The slippery slope of sweet, smooth purees The early years of a child’s life are crucial for developing lifelong healthy eating habits.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Longyearbyen, the largest town on the archipelago, is typically viewed as a place to find employment for a while, rather than a place to make into your lifelong residence.
    Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024

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