outlive BY or FOR 5 years?

[PinkLady]

Is this sentence correct?


"She outlived her husband for 5 years."



Note By this, I mean that she still lived for 5 years, after her husband's death.



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Thnak you.

[Josef Essberger]

You outlive somebody BY 5 years.

For the meaning you want, you should say:

"She outlived her husband by 5 years."

[Murazik]

Is this sentence correct?


"She outlived her husband for 5 years."



Note By this, I mean that she still lived for 5 years, after her husband's death.



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Thnak you.

In this case, it's better to say by