How to Use lifelong in a Sentence

lifelong

adjective
  • He had a lifelong love of nature.
  • That is a lifelong dream of mine.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But just a few days with her was enough to form a lifelong bond.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The cost to Lozano is a lifelong dream.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • All of the short-term plans, the lifelong goals, were all gone and all changed.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • That led to a lifelong love of acting.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But this lifelong dancer is used to being kept on his toes.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • So it’s been my lifelong dream to be a music guest on the show.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
  • All of my lifelong friends are from BU.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • As a lifelong geek, many of my favorite presents have been things that plug in.
    — Clint Davis, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • But Jothan was a pro, a lifelong jazz master.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • His love for the piano was lifelong but not his playing days.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026
  • Halloween is a lifelong love for Joseph.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The two also shared a lifelong love of horses.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Why a complete and puzzling change in my lifelong habits?
    — Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Their love of the skies created a lifelong bond.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
  • His lifelong dream was to become a deputy sheriff.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • That person in line might become a lifelong friend.
    — Tina Seelig, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • That question became the seed for her lifelong project.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • His lifelong dream was to become a deputy sheriff.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • This is a kid that grew up a lifelong Ohio State fan, of all my kids.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • They aren't meant to provide lifelong or even long-term income streams.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • One source of lifelong struggle is his dyslexia.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Being onstage has been my lifelong goal.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • The couple have been lifelong cat owners.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Some types of depression are lifelong; some are short-lived or are linked to an event in your life.
    — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 3 Oct. 2022
  • As a lifelong learner, leadership is hard and is not for the weak.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But what is a statuette compared to sharing a hug with a lifelong hero?
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The two have been lifelong friends since meeting on Bill & Ted.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025

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