lifer

Example Sentences

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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

“Fundamentally, yes, we are competitors, and they are a very foreign competitor,” said Seyfert, an avid elk hunter and U.S. firearms-industry lifer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

If being a head coach in the Stanley Cup playoffs is a dream come true for Smith, a hockey lifer, it may be a bittersweet one.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Snead is a scouting and player personnel lifer but also something of a renaissance man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The release of Diane Jones, a condemned lifer, gave hope to all of the other lifers at Tutwiler.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson