last out
Britishverb
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(intr) to be sufficient for one's needs
how long will our supplies last out?
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(tr) to endure or survive
some old people don't last out the winter
Example Sentences
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But his position looks fraught, with most investors and analysts now betting that he won’t last out the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“You can’t plan any of that stuff. Who knows if it ever works out. But yeah, to get that one last out was pretty cool.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
That’s crazy, but this entire situation is crazy, a $400-million roster with nobody to pitch the last out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
But with the Dodgers down to their last out, the Yankees' decision to intentionally walk the dangerous Mookie Betts, loading the bases for Freeman, backfired spectacularly.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
Then, with Rosy at last out of his life, he would commence an all-out search for the structure.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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