verb
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to stay longer than
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to stay beyond (a limit)
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See overstay
Etymology
Origin of outstay
Example Sentences
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Not so with “Burt,” the movie equivalent of a cherry sour drop on a day when you need something a little tart, a tad sweet and that won’t outstay its welcome.
From Los Angeles Times
"It was a hard choice for William, but he saw it right. He thought this horse would see out the mile trip and he outstayed them," said Appleby.
From BBC
"The worst thing you can do with a comedy is to outstay your welcome."
From Salon
Southgate may have sensed it himself as he talked of “not outstaying my welcome” before a Nations League meeting with Hungary at Molineux.
From BBC
Because I am constantly looking for reasons to get rid of old things, old ways of thinking and being that have outstayed their usefulness, I’m drawn to spring cleaning as an annual rite.
From New York Times
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