outlast

Example Sentences

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That had been the case so often this season, as USC outlasted inferior teams, putting up as many points as it wanted.

From Los Angeles Times

When the New Deal put a cop on the Wall Street beat, Dillon cleaned up his act and lived long enough to outlast the memory of his tawdry methods.

From The Wall Street Journal

The damage that DeSantis and his legislative cronies have done to Florida will outlast their career ambitions.

From Salon

Putin’s calculation is that he can outlast both Ukraine and the West — that the longer the war continues, the more Ukraine will suffer, and the more fatigued Western voters will be.

From Los Angeles Times

The Huskies proved it with their dominant performances, outlasting all the higher-seeded teams and becoming the lone past champion in a final weekend that lacks such brands but makes up for it with charm.

From Washington Post