outstay

Example Sentences

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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

But on the show, Ted has outstayed his welcome.

From Salon

“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

While it outstays its welcome by a good 30 minutes, “Spirited” nails more jokes than strictly required, and the splashy musical numbers land.

From New York Times

They seem both abandoned and noble in their outstaying.

From Scientific American