lasted

past tense of last

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lasted According to Friday’s filing, the execution process lasted longer than two hours. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 The expansion of Enterococcus bacteria lasted about eight days after antibiotic treatment. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The team has found a way to rebound this year, and what once felt like a hot start lasted all season. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Finding how long hydrothermal systems lasted on Earth can guide habitable environments elsewhere. — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 The previous one lasted for two years, but don’t be too surprised if the sale of this example gives the owners of the other two cars ideas. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026 One notable study that Congress commissioned in 2010 found positive effects for Head Start participants in cognitive, social-emotional and health outcomes, though few of these impacts lasted through the end of first grade. — Alexander Thim, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 Hours at a time isn’t an exaggeration, especially since the 14S lasted a jaw-dropping 38 hours and 29 minutes in our video testing, which is the kind of endurance coffee shop dwellers can only dream about. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 The average case, including filings that were settled, lasted 481 days. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasted
Verb
  • The award is named after Justice Albie Sachs, a hero of the anti-apartheid movement who survived imprisonment, exile and an assassination attempt in the fight for equality in South Africa.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Fiona is survived by her father, Chad, her mother, Kim and her sisters, Mabel and Nixie.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But in a keynote a day later, founder Wang Xingxing cautioned that commercialization beyond dancing robots remained years away.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Nolo, meanwhile, was well southwest of Hawaii and moving away from the Big Island as the weekend drew to a close, but a wind advisory and high surf advisory remained in effect for parts of the island through Monday morning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • An uneasy calm prevailed along the border Friday, with no new fighting reported.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Now that Paramount Skydance has prevailed in its bid to take over CNN’s parent, there is certain to be new scrutiny on what elements of CNN’s current business plan new managers wish to keep.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In addition to their share in Walmart, the family has continued to amass their fortune through the acquisition of sports teams.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Doumanian pointed to testimony from the surgeon who treated Avila on the night of the attack and continued caring for her through reconstructive procedures on her face and arm.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • However, as time went on, his symptoms persisted and didn’t improve.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, even though there wasn't a lot of carbon dioxide in the tank, the microbes persisted, adapting to the conditions relatively quickly.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Lasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasted. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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