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Yet the social and moral order of the Main Line lingers, as a good upper will outwear its sole.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gold is power everywhere; Best of friends in toil and care; And it surely will outwear Royal purple here or there!

From Shakspere, Personal Recollections by Joyce, John A.

When the French joint is used the leather need not be pared and ordinarily will outwear the paper of the book.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low

The kind manufactured for hotels and restaurants and of sufficient capacity, is more expensive, but will outwear two outfits of the cheaper type and is really more economical in the long run.

From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William

Needles and thread do not constantly break; no soaping of seams is required; the goods not being overbleached will outwear goods bleached by the old process.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 by Various