outdo

Example Sentences

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Harmer outdid the Indian spinners in their own den with his guile and turn.

From Barron's

Jerusalem artichoke, or sunchoke, a perennial sunflower, will try to outdo even the tall coneflower in height and inclination to spread.

From Seattle Times

Originally, Dupré said, the suspects involved were one large group before “one faction broke off, and since then they have been rivals trying to outdo each other.”

From Los Angeles Times

"As if inspired by Comstock's horror of 'literary poison' and 'evil reading,' states are outdoing one another in draconian censorship," Goldberg writes.

From Salon

This obituary helped me understand what was taking place in this fast-paced crisis-after-crisis-filled series with names and characters who continued to outdo one another in outlandish behavior and language.

From Los Angeles Times