overstay
verb
over·stay
ˌō-vər-ˈstā 
overstayed; overstaying; overstays
: to stay beyond the time or the limits of
Examples of overstay in a Sentence
She was guilty of overstaying a student visa.
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But just what constitutes overstaying is hardly clear.
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Emma Goldberg Sarah Mollo-Christensen Tanya Pérez Sharon Kearney, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Abbott’s costly actions also do nothing about the problem of undocumented immigrants who arrived mostly through airports and overstayed their visas, which for the last several years account for over half the numbers.
—For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2024
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Emma Goldberg Sarah Mollo-Christensen Tanya Pérez Sharon Kearney, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Abbott’s costly actions also do nothing about the problem of undocumented immigrants who arrived mostly through airports and overstayed their visas, which for the last several years account for over half the numbers.
—For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Overstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstay. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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overstay
verb
over·stay
-ˈstā
: to stay beyond the time or the limits of
overstayed their welcome
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