lifer

Example Sentences

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Onstage as on your phone, Dylan was searching for new limits Wednesday — a lifer grinding toward the sublime.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Looney, a BP lifer, ended up forgoing as much as $40.6 million in deferred bonuses, salary, pension and other compensation that might have come his way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Davey Lopes was an all time Dodger and baseball lifer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The pair told The New York Times' Athletic that, five years on, they still do not fully understand the sport - but Reynolds said he was now "a Wrexham lifer".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Most of the juvenile lifer cases we handled involved clients who shared Evan's confusion about their adolescent behavior.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson