outwait
verb
out·wait
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈwāt
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outwaited;
outwaiting;
outwaits
Definition of outwait
: to wait longer than
But she is patient, persistent and willing to outwait and sometimes outwit the "gray men in suits" in her government and palaces.— Maureen Ryan
Examples of outwait in a Sentence
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The attackers could try to outwait the defenders and force them to surrender by starving them out. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "How to Storm a Castle," 11 Apr. 2019 So moving forward, if guys want to outwait me on the ice, that’s fine. — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, "Catching up with Flyers prospect Carter Hart who just led Canada to a rousing gold medal," 9 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outwait.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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