outlast
verb (used with object)
to endure or last longer than.
had outlasted
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past perfectof outlast.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Earlier in the day, Alcaraz had outlasted third seed Alexander Zverev in a five-plus hour epic in which he overcame cramping and exhaustion to prevail in five sets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
He had outlasted the rest of his draft class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
Hill’s statue had outlasted more than a dozen others taken down since the social-justice protests of 2020 — its removal delayed because of its unique status as a tomb.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022
It was 3 July 2012 and Esfandiari, then 33, had outlasted 47 other poker players in Las Vegas.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2022
After twenty minutes' heart-and-drawer-searching I decided to sacrifice a policeman's helmet and a sock, the upper of which had outlasted the toe and heel.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-28 by Various
