How to Use long-lived in a Sentence

long-lived

adjective
  • Boxwoods are easy to grow, green year-round, and long-lived.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Ferns are easy to grow, low-maintenance, and long-lived.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026
  • Peonies are easy to grow and long-lived once established.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Perennial weeds live for two or more years, with many being quite long-lived.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Azaleas can be very long-lived and reach massive proportions.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Perennial Weeds Perennial weeds live for two or more years, with many being quite long-lived.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • Dolphins, being long-lived and highly exposed, can serve as nature's early warning system.
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Large and long-lived tornadoes are possible, along with destructive wind gusts up to 80 mph, and hail up to the size of baseballs.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • This frustration is long-lived for architectural designers.
    — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
  • Some perennials are very long-lived, such as the peony, daylily, and false indigo, while others are relatively short-lived, such as the lupine, columbine, and delphinium.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Credentials become long-lived because rotating them requires effort nobody budgets for.
    — Huzefa Olia, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, most readers of Dickinson are unaware of the intense and long-lived relationship that was at the very core of the poet’s emotional and creative life.
    — Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
  • And while film festivals that are long-lived, and well-attended, may appear to be indestructible meeting places, these spaces are often fragile, hard-won and complex to preserve.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This design has the potential to reduce the total volume of long-lived spent fuel produced per unit of energy generated and to increase resistance to nuclear proliferation.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
  • One supercell thunderstorm was particularly strong and long-lived, starting near Del Rio before tracking east-northeast through the Texas Hill Country.
    — Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Several of my favorite festivals happen simultaneously, including the much-loved and long-lived Under the Radar, which this year spreads its umbrella over thirty-two productions.
    — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The early implementation of this technology will be necessary in order to limit exposure, particularly in industries that manage sensitive or long-lived data.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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