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Example sentences for "outlive"

Lexicographically close words:
outliers; outline; outlined; outlines; outlining; outlived; outlives; outliving; outlook; outlooks
  1. The old Squire didn't outlive Milly many years, and when he died Richard come into all the Elrod property.

  2. I've outlived most o' the people I love, but I don't want to outlive this rose.

  3. They both declined joining us; Mallet on account of his dread of the water, and Lewis, because certain he could not outlive the fatigue; but they wished us good luck, and aided us all they could.

  4. He was too old to outlive a war that appeared to have no end, and they would never trust him on shore.

  5. He was not naturally of a strong constitution, and, taken altogether, Sybilla thought she should outlive him.

  6. He will outlive me, fear not,' she said, as she put out her hand to the child.

  7. She will give herself to no other, though she outlive him from this hour.

  8. Wanda's regard would not outlive such a trial, but perhaps mine may, if you be discerning enough, grateful enough to trust to it.

  9. He wields now, as does a minister at court, such part of the power as the monarch may permit him to enjoy, and it is his hope and expectation that he will outlive those who are his seniors in rank in order that he may become the ruler.

  10. He wields now, as does the minister at court, such part of power as the monarch may permit him to enjoy, and it is his hope and expectation that he will outlive those who are his seniors in rank in order that he may become the ruler.

  11. Look now, the moon is old--is it not strange to know it will outlive us?

  12. But this coalition with the friends of Canning was not destined to outlive the session of 1828; the lieutenants of the late Premier were doomed, for some time longer, to suffer for their devotion to his principles.

  13. Excuse not silence so, for't lies in thee To make him much outlive a gilded tomb And to be prais'd of ages yet to be.

  14. Be thou the tenth Muse, ten times more in worth Than those old nine which rhymers invocate; And he that calls on thee, let him bring forth Eternal numbers to outlive long date.

  15. LV Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time.

  16. Mine was th' insensate frenzied part, Ah, why should I such scenes outlive Scenes so abhorrent to my heart!

  17. Gaudy, hunted butterflies of a day, and then vanish for ever: but your work will outlive the momentary neglects of idle fashion, and defy the teeth of time.

  18. If we adopt as our watchword the language of Margaret Fuller, we can not but overcome all obstacles, outlive all opposition: "Give me Truth.

  19. His vitality, indeed, must be very great, if he can outlive the thrusts given him on this occasion.

  20. And this little one--Madam Wetherill was quite at middle life--she herself was surely younger and might outlive the other.

  21. The whole four men are resolved in their secret hearts that no sorrow or want will ever come to her, even if she should outlive them all.

  22. I have been a victim of such hypocrisy, and never shall I outlive its bitter memories.

  23. Your majesty is the youngest of us three," said Lacy, "and you speak as if we would outlive you.

  24. I might eclipse and outlive the names of my rivals!

  25. But I swore to my mother that I would not outlive the disgrace of Poland; and you would have ceased to love me had I violated my oath.

  26. And yet the king might outlive this attack, and then--what?

  27. There did he pause: but let me tell the world, If he outlive the envy of this day, England did never owe so sweet a hope, So much misconstrued in his wantonness.

  28. Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

  29. Nothing is more seductive and dangerous than prophecy, but one more forecast will not greatly increase its bulk, and so I venture to say that, Dickens and Thackeray aside, Trollope will outlive all the other novelists of his time.

  30. But in the course of the winter one of the diseases of childhood carried her off, and her companion, the cat, did not long outlive her.

  31. There were any number of writers, now never heard of, who were going to outlive him, according to literary prophecies then (p.

  32. Lamb did not long outlive his old schoolfellow.

  33. Those are friendships which outlive a second generation.

  34. Go then, and outlive Zeus, for aught I care!

  35. Long as hearts shall share the flame Which burned in that brave crew, Her fame shall live--outlive the victor's name; For this is due.

  36. Is earth too poor to give us Something to live for here that shall outlive us?

  37. There's some folks that seem a dyin' all the time, and for all that manage to outlive half the young folks in the neighborhood.

  38. He told me old Keziah would outlive him, but I didn't believe him.

  39. As time goes on and the span of life shrinks, the seeming value of life swells, and the old man is content to outlive his old wife, the old wife to outlive the husband of her youth.

  40. We all make mistakes, Philemon, and would that I could outlive mine as well as you have yours," Janice answered gently.


  41. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "outlive" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    continue; overcome; survive