Examples of outlive in a Sentence

No mother wants to outlive her children. He outlived his wife by 10 years.

Recent Examples on the Web In some form, a Mylar balloon will outlive anyone who buys, or simply looks at, one. — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 This can help find the balance between spending as much as possible and trying to ensure that clients won't outlive their money. — David John Marotta, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 Women began to outlive the male relatives who normally would have controlled them and become lynchpins of power and political loyalty in their own right. — Katherine Pangonis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022 Moreover, as time goes by, Jackson’s creations are likely to outlive the misdeeds. — Kyle Smith, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022 Broadcast to millions of viewers, Russian biowarfare allegations will likely also outlive the current conflict. — Claas Kirchhelle, Wired, 11 Mar. 2022 But others warn that the pandemic’s effects could outlive the pandemic itself, potentially resulting in a smaller work force and faster inflation. — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022 That’s why, eventually, Dombrow and Fallon want to be able to refurbish shoes, noting that certain elements—like the carbon-fiber plate—will outlive others, like the midsole, upper, or outsole. — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2022 Yet women live longer than men, often marry men older than themselves, and are therefore statistically more likely to be caregivers to their spouses – and outlive them. — Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 See More

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