Example Sentences
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One of Zealand’s longest-term clients is a small-business owner who has a terminal diagnosis but has outlived the original prognosis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Natasha Gelman died in Mexico in 1998, having outlived her husband by 12 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Yet some traditions have outlived the kingdoms that created them.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Critics say it has outlived its usefulness, as today’s media landscape offers a cornucopia of platforms unknown in 1920s America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
The Igbo were, after all, a people who deposed gods that had outlived their usefulness.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
