expire
verb (used without object)
to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
expired
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past participleof expire.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof expire.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
expireverb (used without object)to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
Example Sentences
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Within two days of being recruited, Natland flew from Stavanger to Manchester, using the emergency passport as his normal one had expired.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
States have resorted to Rube Goldberg-like schemes to obtain drugs from abroad, sometimes under false pretenses, or have used drugs that are expired or improperly stored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Washington blew a chance to beat the Giants in overtime when Jayden Daniels was tackled as time expired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Deliveries fell 2.1% short of the record 497,099 vehicles Tesla delivered a year earlier, when U.S. buyers rushed to claim the $7,500 federal EV tax credit before it expired at the end of September 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
When his contract expired, we got Reverend Lanier.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
