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Definition of Outserved
1. outserve [v] - See also: outserve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outserved
Literary usage of Outserved
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roman Imperialism by Tenney Frank (1914)
"In fact, the best of his troops had been in the East almost 20 years and had
outserved their term. Lucullus retreated, only to find that Mithradates had ..."
2. Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts: Being the Letters of Kiliaen Van by New York State Library, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand Van Laer, Nicolaas de Roever, Susan De Lancey Van Rennselaer Strong (1908)
"... that you had long served the Company, that they ought to know you better, that
you have outserved all your masters, who were in power before you began, ..."
3. Year Book by Charleston (S.C.) (1915)
"The City Hall has long outserved its purpose, having several times been remodeled
and repaired since its original conversion from the uses of the United ..."
4. A History of French Literature by Charles Henry Conrad Wright (1912)
"But Romanticism swept away the empty lyrics and Gessner- idyls which had outserved
their time, just as it overthrew a decadent tragedy. ..."
5. A History of French Literature by Charles Henry Conrad Wright (1912)
"But Romanticism swept away the empty lyrics and Gessner- idyls which had outserved
their time, just as it overthrew a decadent tragedy. ..."
6. Capturing a Locomotive: A History of Secret Service in the Late War by William Pittenger (1905)
"We were nearly naked, having only the remnant of the rags that had already
outserved their time. The bottoms, were out of my shoes, and the water stood in ..."
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