outshone
Example Sentences
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But one skill of his outshone all the others: He could fire from anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Johnson had never claimed a podium spot in Cortina before Sunday but outshone the rest of the field from sixth on the starting list, pipping Germany's rising star Emma Aicher by just 0.04sec.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
Josh Inglis' direct hit to run out Stokes shifted the momentum, but even that was outshone by the wicketkeeping of Alex Carey.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
But gold has outshone them all; it is outperforming every major stock index from Shanghai to New York.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025
I was outshone as usual by her heroism.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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