expire
verb (used without object)
to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
will have expired
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future perfectof expire.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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By the end of 2026, core patents on semaglutide will have expired in 10 countries that represent 48 percent of the global obesity burden, according to a study published earlier this month by researchers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
By that time, his contract with the team will have expired.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
In its most recent filing, the Department of Justice argued that the case will be moot by the time the court hears argument in February because the subpoena will have expired.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2020
Oh, wait — by Monday, emergency unemployment benefits will have expired for millions of American households.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2020
The day after that date the forty days will have expired that are all a Crusader owes to a holy war.
From The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades by Eugène Sue
