outstay
verb
out·stay
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈstā
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outstayed;
outstaying;
outstays
Definition of outstay
1
: overstay
outstayed their welcome
2
: to surpass in staying power
outstayed his competitors
Examples of outstay in a Sentence
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The technical secretary has also struggled to offload a number players who have outstayed their welcome at the club. — SI.com, "Barcelona Prepare to Part Company With Technical Secretary Ahead of Busy Summer in Transfer Market," 7 June 2018 But an artist should never outstay his welcome or fizzle out in mediocrity. — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, "Gracias, Andrés: In Appreciation of Iniesta, Barcelona's Midfield Legend," 26 Apr. 2018 This wind has long outstayed its welcome, continuing to whip around at a decent clip of 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 30 mph this afternoon. — Rick Grow, Washington Post, "PM Update: Remaining breezy tonight; sunny with diminishing winds on Monday," 4 Mar. 2018 My Dorothy Hamill hair, white Capezio dance shoes and red tuxedo jacket had long outstayed their welcome. — Dylan Mcdermott, New York Times, "Dylan McDermott: The First Time I Waited On a Celebrity’s Table," 2 Jan. 2018 Communist China knows only too well the dangers of a personality cult and a leader who outstays his welcome. — Simon Denyer, Washington Post, "As Xi Jinping gets another 5-year term, Chinese wonder if he’ll be another Putin," 14 Oct. 2017 This includes the borderline offensive treatment of one of the original's bright spots, who is removed from the picture early on, presumably to facilitate a ridiculous cameo that far outstays its welcome. — Tom Philip, GQ, "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," 22 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outstay.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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