outstay

Example Sentences

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Not so with “Burt,” the movie equivalent of a cherry sour drop on a day when you need something a little tart, a tad sweet and that won’t outstay its welcome.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

"The worst thing you can do with a comedy is to outstay your welcome."

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2024

Scenes almost inevitably outstay their welcomes, as if Heggie and McNally couldn’t resist just one more lush verse; on Tuesday, I often found myself simultaneously gripped and bored.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023

It was never polite for a guest to arrive unannounced or outstay an invitation, but that never justified rudely demanding a departure date.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2022

I’ve got two weeks here—I need to make absolutely sure I don’t outstay my welcome.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman