expire
verb
ex·pire
ik-ˈspī(-ə)r 
usually for intransitive sense 3 and transitive sense 2 ek-
expired; expiring
1
: to breathe one's last breath : die
2
: to come to an end: such as
a
: to exceed its period of validity
The contract will expire next month.
b
: to pass its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2)
This milk has expired.
" … when drugs expire, you can't just leave these things lying around."—
Ed Haislmaier
Ed Haislmaier3
: to emit the breath
Synonyms
Examples of expire in a Sentence
My driver's license has expired.
She expired after a long illness.
measuring the volume of air expired from the lungs
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—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Back in July, Chrissy Teigen posted a video of herself trying a pack of Altoids Sours that expired in 2007.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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—Avery Lotz, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
If a test has expired, the FDA states the results could be inaccurate or invalid.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2024
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Back in July, Chrissy Teigen posted a video of herself trying a pack of Altoids Sours that expired in 2007.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
What to watch: The World Trade Center Health Program, a separate but closely related program to the VCF, was authorized to expire in 2090.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
If a test has expired, the FDA states the results could be inaccurate or invalid.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for expire
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expire
verb
ex·pire
ik-ˈspī(ə)r
usually for sense 3 ek-
expired; expiring
1
: to breathe one's last breath : die
2
: to come to an end : be no longer in force
this offer expires March 1
my driver's license has expired
3
a
: to let the breath out
b
: to breathe out from or as if from the lungs
Medical Definition
expire
verb
ex·pire
ik-ˈspī(ə)r, usually for vi 2 and vt ek-
expired; expiring
: to breathe out from or as if from the lungs
the basal metabolism test … measures the amount of carbon dioxide expired by the lungs—J. D. Ratcliff
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