How to Use outlast in a Sentence
outlast
verb-
The seat is made of nylon that should outlast even the sharpest claws.
— Medea Giordano, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024 -
The top notes fade away the fastest, then the middle notes, leaving the base notes to outlast them all.
— Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022 -
Now one of the few challenges that remains is to outlast the Rolling Stones.
— Lori Majewski, Variety, 4 Nov. 2022 -
The phrase, which outlasted the show, refers to the resilience of theater in the face of insane odds.
— Rachel Shteir, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2023 -
Russia’s strategy to win the war in Ukraine is to outlast the West.
— Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023 -
The iPhone 14 has a slightly larger battery than the iPhone 14 Pro but can’t outlast it.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Dec. 2022 -
The question is which side can outlast the other and impose its will.
— Marcus Walker, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 -
Danny Kaye and Cary Grant aside, some of your movies are going to outlast you.
— Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023 -
Doss wasn't lights out from downtown but did what was necessary in the paint to outlast the Raiders 64-61.
— J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2022 -
And his postgame massage has outlasted any stragglers in the room.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023 -
The Rangers outlasted one of the best starting pitchers in baseball.
— Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 18 July 2023 -
In the end, one player must outlast their competition and expose the Mole to win the prize pot.
— Selome Hailu, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023 -
Denham hopes to outlast the restaurant (and then some).
— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024 -
The business was good enough to outlast the Wethersfield locations of the Chip’s and Denny’s chains, but now appears to be at the end of the line.
— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2024 -
In the end, one player will outlast their competition and expose the Mole to win the prize pot.
— Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022 -
Of course, that cat is unlikely to stay on the right side of the room, and our linear thinker is unlikely to outlast 20 cats.
— Marie-Caroline Chauvet, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 -
Toys that outlast the latest trends are a tough bunch: What is the secret to moving from fad to classic?
— Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 9 Sep. 2022 -
The Red Raiders outlasted the Bearcats 39-36 in triple overtime last season.
— al, 12 Sep. 2023 -
But Taillon and the Yankees couldn’t outlast Verlander and the Astros.
— James Wagner, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022 -
And like her predecessors, Iger is poised to outlast her stay.
— Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023 -
That talent is good enough to outlast the Wildcats and give Tucker his best win since beating U-M a year ago.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2021 -
All this music suggests a will to create that may outlast the will to destroy.
— Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024 -
Three Snitker moves enabled the Braves to outlast the Mets in last year’s division race.
— Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023 -
With this knowledge, and in the same number of hours per week, someone can build a company that will outlast them.
— Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 June 2021 -
And Wyoming outlasted Texas Tech 35-33 in double overtime in Laramie.
— oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Its natural fibers can outlast many of the other sweaters in your drawer with a little TLC.
— Taryn Mohrman, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2022 -
And a sudden dialogue about mental health that might outlast all of it.
— Jason Gay, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2021 -
For the most part, red wines will outlast whites, but don’t tell that to a Riesling producer from Germany or Alsace.
— Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2023 -
Because our love for Morgan – her memory, her voice – outlasted his life.
— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024 -
In a strong candidate for Fight of the Year, Fundora outlasted Tszyu, dethroning him via split decision in a bloody, all-action fight.
— Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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