outlast
verb (used with object)
to endure or last longer than.
has outlasted
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present perfectof outlast (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“They’re not fading,” she said, in part because the war has outlasted forecasts that it would end by August since forecasters assumed the alternative would be too damaging to the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In his 28 years at Apple — 15 of those as CEO — Cook has outlasted the tenure of Jobs, the company’s defining co-founder.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
At an estimated 19 years old, Larry has outlasted five prime ministers, upstaged visiting world leaders, and is currently living with his sixth housemate, Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
A woman with stage four brain cancer who has outlasted her doctors' life expectancy predictions has completed the London Marathon.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
The palace has outlasted not only the kingdom, but almost its history.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by James Fenimore Cooper
