outshine

Not to outshine Shohei Ohtani and his starry pals, not to move merch off the field or do huge numbers on it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

"Don't outshine your master," Merezhko says, quoting from Robert Greene's 1998 self-help book, The 48 Laws of Power.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

In the new normal, black gold may outshine the original.

From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026

Mr. Page and Ms. Faridany outshine most of their younger peers onstage in their fluent and lucid treatment of Shakespeare’s verse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Ernie was looking rather grumpy; determined to outshine Harry for once, he had most rashly invented his own potion, which had curdled and formed a kind of purple dumpling at the bottom of his cauldron.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

No activity outshines the sheer joy of the people-watching.

From Slate ● May 8, 2026

In his own vernacular, he "mogs" everyone he meets - he is so at the top of his game that he outshines everyone in his presence.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

The Paris he gives us might as well be cradled in a snow globe, it’s so schematically perfect; similarly, Ms. Kelly’s smile, which outshines the City of Light.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Unlike the Milky Way, J0107a is enormous, and actually outshines all other early-Universe monster galaxies: it produces stars at a rate 300 times that of our Milky Way!

From Space Scoop ● Jun. 5, 2025

“Ah, this jewel outshines them all. Come, would you like to see it?”

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Over the course of 2025, demand for second-home mortgages rose 4.1% from the previous year, a jump that outshined a 1% increase in primary-home mortgages.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The daily chart illustrates how GSK has outshined peers over the past year.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

By contrast, utilities outshined in the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, at one point trouncing the market by nearly 12 percentage points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

As well as Doncic and James played, Edwards outshined them both, scoring a game-high 43 points while also contributing nine rebounds and six assists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025

Sponsored by Kagen, the resolution recognized the accomplishments of the 13 women who outshined and outperformed their male counterparts—but were never allowed to fly into space.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

But the must-see band, currently on fire, were simply outshone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

But one skill of his outshone all the others: He could fire from anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

We came here thinking we'd be celebrating the great Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who has now scored in nine straight Six Nations games and in 25 in his 26 Tests, but Steyn outshone him.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

The eurozone's fourth-largest economy has outshone its peers since 2021, supported by low energy costs, domestic consumption and a tourism boom since the end of the Covid pandemic.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

An eager sun outshone the neon sign atop the Squibb factory even before the first bell beckoned students to their homerooms.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

"But what is special about MoM-BH*-1 is, the black hole star is essentially completely outshining its surrounding host galaxy, such that we're seeing pure black hole star light."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Americans are rediscovering hybrid vehicles, which have turned into a bright spot for the U.S. car market — far outshining traditional electric vehicles.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Distinctive features of the Lyrids are their colours and brightness - along with exceptionally bright fireballs from time to time, outshining the planet Venus.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

Driscoll has been seen by Hegseth’s aides as outshining the Defense secretary on prominent policy initiatives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

Out on the kings- road, it had seemed to cover half the sky, outshining the crescent moon.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin