Example Sentences

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Parrots and macaws that had outlived their owners squawked in a giant aviary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

By the 1980s, “Hep Cat” and “Hubba Hubba” had outlived their audience.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

New Jersey officials, saying the commission had outlived its usefulness, have been trying for several years to withdraw from the bistate compact that governs it and to shift its enforcement authority to the State Police.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

The family-run mortuary had outlived its line of heirs.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2021

Perhaps Cutie was right—and he was only an inferior being with a made-to-order memory and a life that had outlived its purpose.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov