outlast
to endure or last longer than: The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.
to live longer than; outlive.
Origin of outlast
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How to use outlast in a sentence
As soon as the snow outlasts the summer, the region which it occupies is sterilized to life.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerIt is this that Bergson means when he tells us that a philosopher's intuition always outlasts his system.
A Preface to Politics | Walter LippmannThe use of an iron bangle or bracelet has a deep meaning, it outlasts gold and silver ones.
The Hindoos as they Are | Shib Chunder BoseI wrote a little cursed sonnet in the train how old affection outlasts youthful passion, like violets blooming in autumn.
Prisoners | Mary CholmondeleyBut the men of Dalecarlia are made of stuff which outlasts a few fallen heads.
August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt | L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
British Dictionary definitions for outlast
/ (ˈaʊtˌlɑːst) /
(tr) to last longer than
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