outlast
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
May you outlast the shelf life of a carton of milk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The prospector with his pan and pickax gave way to powerful water cannons that blasted away gold-bearing hillsides, leaving behind incoherent geological arabesques that will likely outlast the pyramids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
You are now in your 50s, and, given that one of you may outlast the other by several years, it’s worth looking into.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The challenge is to build systems that outlast an individual officer, he adds.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
![]()
Now, with royalty streams from two approved drugs and a pipeline built on its platform for engineering gut-stable peptides, Protagonist may have a business that outlasts the current fad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, he added, could produce damage to energy infrastructure that outlasts the conflict itself.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
At 37 years old, with probably just a couple more prime seasons left, this could be his last chance to build something that outlasts his playing career.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025
The smart ones, then, become alert to opportunities to diversify their portfolios and work their way to a kind of moguldom that outlasts radio trends.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
“The Germans are at the extreme limit of their efforts....Victory will come to the side that outlasts the other!”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
![]()
Rules originally opened in 1798 at 34-35 Maiden Lane in Covent Garden and has outlasted empires, survived the Blitz and fought off development plans.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Just as they did two years ago, when the Rams outlasted the Bills for a 44-42 victory, the teams put on a show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
That was the problem he ran into at this year’s Australian Open, when he outlasted Sinner in the semi only to run out of gas against Alcaraz in the final.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
In his 28 years at Apple — 15 of those as CEO — Cook has outlasted the tenure of Jobs, the company’s defining co-founder.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
And Villa’s horsemen had outridden and outlasted our town boys.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
![]()
The buzz: Both teams are unbeaten and each survived scares in the quarterfinals, with England outlasting Norway in extra time in brutal weather in Miami and Argentina beating Switzerland in extra time in Kansas City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
For four years, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has bet on outlasting Ukraine in a war of attrition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Australian Alexander Volkanovski cemented his supremacy in the UFC featherweight division on Sunday after again outlasting rival Diego Lopes in a gruelling rematch in Sydney.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
But Draper demonstrated he was a different beast during the Australian Open in January, outlasting three successive opponents in gruelling five-set matches.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025
Yet they are outlasting the forage, and to-night against some opinion I decided Christopher must go.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word