outlast
verb (used with object)
to endure or last longer than.
outlasted
Example Sentences
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The forfeiture fight outlasted his flying career, and last year it produced the ruling the Supreme Court will now review.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
The 23-year-old outlasted seventh seed Svitolina - who she earlier described as "a legend of Ukrainian tennis" - in a deciding set in the first major quarter-final between two Ukrainian women in history.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
From his cell, Jin has sought to energize his congregants, reminding them of ideals that have outlasted political regimes for centuries as he defies Xi’s pursuit of total ideological control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Both actors understood the task: to interrogate what drove each man to create music and why one’s compositions outlasted the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
I wouldn’t be surprised if May’s wailing wall outlasted us all.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
