lifer

Example Sentences

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He isn’t a political lifer or a cable-news regular.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Davey Lopes was an all time Dodger and baseball lifer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

At the center of it is Curt Cignetti, the deadpan coaching lifer who took a flier on Bloomington in 2023, told Hoosier Nation he wins wherever he goes —“Google me”—and went out and did it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Whether or not she had it planned at the time, Mary Jackson was on her way to becoming a Langley lifer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly