outlast
verb
out·last
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈlast
\
\
outlasted;
outlasting;
outlasts
Definition of outlast
: to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)
BookCourt … withstood the 1999 opening of a Barnes & Noble store just a few blocks away and even outlasted the owners' marriage.— Eli Rosenberg
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Examples of outlast in a Sentence
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One fun thing Rafael Nadal outlasted Daniil Medvedev to win the U.S. Open final in an epic five-set match. — Petra Cahill, NBC News, "Secret Taliban talks, Bahamas' devastation, & Rafael Nadal's epic U.S. Open win: The Morning Rundown," 9 Sep. 2019 Southern California The Trojans outlasted visiting Fresno State but the win was overshadowed by the loss of starting QB J.T. Daniels who sustained a season-ending knee injury late in the first half. — Michelle Gardner, USA TODAY, "Pac-12 power rankings: Utah moves to the head of the class past Washington," 3 Sep. 2019 New York's newest slugger outlasted a worn-down Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final round of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night to win $1 million — nearly double his 2019 salary. — CBS News, "Mets rookie Pete Alonso wins MLB All-Star Home Run Derby," 8 July 2019 New York’s newest slugger outlasted a worn-down Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final round of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday to win $1 million — nearly double his 2019 salary. — chicagotribune.com, "Mets’ Pete Alonso outduels fellow rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to win Home Run Derby," 8 July 2019 Lindsay Shank added another win to her season by outlasting the second-place finisher by less than a half point. — baltimoresun.com, "Aberdeen divers drop final meet," 25 July 2019 After outlasting Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom to win the first two games of the series, the Giants had to contend with Lockett in his sixth big-league start. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ win streak ends at seven amid a flurry of Mets home runs," 20 July 2019 The image outlasted the band and bus, the latter of which was last captured on camera in 1972, and still features in popular depictions of that era. — Sameer Rao, baltimoresun.com, "Woodstock 50 collapsed. This Baltimore artist and his VW van are keeping the hippie spirit alive.," 12 Aug. 2019 Meinhardt, 29, outlasted Gustavo Alarcon of Chile 15-11 to win gold. — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "Brownsburg cyclist Chloe Dygert Owen honors late teammate after winning gold," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outlast.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for outlast
outlast
verb
English Language Learners Definition of outlast
: to last longer than (someone or something) : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)
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outlast
verb
out·last
| \ au̇t-ˈlast\
outlasted;
outlasting
Kids Definition of outlast
: to last longer than
The boxer outlasted his opponent.
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