How to Use expire in a Sentence

expire

verb
  • She expired after a long illness.
  • My driver's license has expired.
  • The grant expires at the year’s end.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • It’s set to expire in less than two weeks.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But that pledge expires at the end of this year.
    — Sophia Newcomer, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
  • There's no word on when the deal is set to expire.
    — Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The waivers are set to expire in about four months.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But bills that aimed to do so expired at the end of the year.
    — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The lease is due to expire in June.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The taxes would expire once the bonds are paid off.
    — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Those credits are set to expire at the end of the year.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Their deal had not been set to expire until next year.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Racing expires at the end of this year.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Henkelman’s lease expires at the end of the year.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
  • That fight ended in a one-year truce that expires this fall.
    — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Check the date on products to make sure they are not expired.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • This major treaty was about to expire.
    — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Gold bars don't rust, corrode or expire.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • And don’t let that meter expire.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • The current rules expire next year.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • His term was set to expire in 2028.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
  • They are set to expire at the end of 2025.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The pause on strikes had been set to expire Friday.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Moore missed a shot from the corner as the clock was expiring.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2024
  • And that will mean cuts of all sorts after the funding expires.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • Those subsidies will expire at the end of the year.
    — Obed Manuel, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Hagglund’s term is set to expire at the end of this year.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
  • After that expired, the Rangers signed him to a two-year deal.
    — Sam Blum, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The program is set to expire later this year.
    — Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • That warning has since expired.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025

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