Example Sentences

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"It's an expedient that has outworn its usefulness, and it's time to say goodbye."

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2014

I have had but one wig since the last I had of you, and yours has outworn it.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

Tommy, aged seven—Because he has outworn everything he hasn't outgrown.

From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix