outlast

Example Sentences

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Oversight of payments to your brother not only prevents him from squandering the money, but it helps family wealth outlast a single generation, the law firm adds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Raj added that the firm has managed to "outlast cancel culture" after a series of controversies.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

About themselves, about the infinite expanse of creativity, about the power of music to cross borders, outlast wars, span centuries and still inspire.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Sixty years later, “Taxman” remains one of the rare pop songs about fiscal policy—and the catalog behind it is proof that intellectual property, once organized, can outlast its creators and compound for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

In those days, children wore heavy, practical shoes that felt like they would outlast a steel monument, so whenever you could go barefoot, you appreciated it.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep