Etymology
Origin of outsleep
Example Sentences
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When he did recollect, he rose quietly, extinguished the gas and made the room as dark as possible, in hopes that Bovey might outsleep himself in the morning.
From Crowded Out! and Other Sketches by Harrison, S. Frances (Susie Frances)
Then, I thank God, I have vast blessings; I have preserved my eyes, ears, and teeth; I have no pain left; and I would bet with any dormouse that it cannot outsleep me.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace
Yet even he could not outsleep the reluctant lingering of night.
From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by Brehm, George
“Your pardon, Don José, that I outsleep the camp,” he muttered haltingly.
From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Amick, Robert Wesley
Not a morning did I outsleep the reveille; nor once missed matins in the Cathedral.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Reid, Mayne
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