Etymology
Origin of outwait
Example Sentences
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“They thought they were going to outwait me,” Trump said Wednesday at the start of a cabinet meeting at the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Officials hope this could begin to change the Russian leader's thinking, putting doubt in his mind that he can outwait the West.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023
People with resources can easily outwait people with none.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022
While attempting to outwait her, a handsome landscaper becomes close to her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019
Omakayas determined to outwait her, to crawl deeper and deeper into her dark burrow of sleep.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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