outstay

Example Sentences

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Not so with “Burt,” the movie equivalent of a cherry sour drop on a day when you need something a little tart, a tad sweet and that won’t outstay its welcome.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

"The worst thing you can do with a comedy is to outstay your welcome."

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2024

It's probably the most TikTok-ified record on the Mercury shortlist, full of vibey, impressionistic songs that drip with addictive hooks and never outstay their welcome.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023

“I didn’t want to outstay my welcome,” he said on a recent video call, from the study of his home in Portland, Ore., a black-and-white diptych of the playwright Samuel Beckett behind him.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2023

I’ve got two weeks here—I need to make absolutely sure I don’t outstay my welcome.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman