outnumber
Example Sentences
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When sellers outnumber buyers, buyers typically hold the negotiating power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The idea is fairly simple: unleash sterile males so that they far outnumber wild ones — say, 10 to 1 or even 100 to 1.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
New lows continue to outnumber new highs on the NYSE, but that alone is not a sell signal.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
The 600,000-strong Basij "alone outnumber the regular army and the Revolutionary Guards combined", he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
The gray and white hairs far outnumber the black ones, but there’s no denying his eyebrows look a lot like mine.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
