outlast
verb
out·last
ˌau̇t-ˈlast 
outlasted; outlasting; outlasts
: to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)
BookCourt … withstood the 1999 opening of a Barnes & Noble store just a few blocks away and even outlasted the owners' marriage.—
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Eli RosenbergExamples of outlast in a Sentence
I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one
your work will probably outlast you
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Cleveland outlasted Toronto in seven games to reach the second round for the third straight year, a run that started with Bickerstaff, who was fired by the Cavs and hired a month later by the Pistons.
—CBS News, 5 May 2026
Both operated outside traditional structures, backing experimental work and building networks that outlasted them.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
And in Cleveland, the Cavs outlasted the Raptors thanks in large part to center Jarrett Allen, who scored 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in what was likely the finest playoff performance of his career.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 4 May 2026
LeBron James and company outlasted Houston without Dončić and with Austin Reaves only playing the final two games of the series.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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CBS News, 5 May 2026
Both operated outside traditional structures, backing experimental work and building networks that outlasted them.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
And in Cleveland, the Cavs outlasted the Raptors thanks in large part to center Jarrett Allen, who scored 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in what was likely the finest playoff performance of his career.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 4 May 2026
LeBron James and company outlasted Houston without Dončić and with Austin Reaves only playing the final two games of the series.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for outlast
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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