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The president addressed a crowd at the White House during a daylong visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla.—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 Nevertheless, the students were glad to help with the cleanup, part of the daylong Earth Day events at Portage’s parks.—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 Cindy’s bloodied body was found by her stepfather the next afternoon on July 31, 1976 in nearby bushes after a daylong search by family members and police.—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 But immigration enforcement officers have conducted operations at state courthouses, including a daylong operation in Oroville last summer that resulted in several arrests, the Judicial Council said in a news release on Friday.—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daylong
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of daylong was
before the 12th century