outmatch
Example Sentences
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When a fox is in danger, they run or hide, for they are cunning and can always tell when they are outmatched.
From Literature
By the 1440s, this English system was outmatched by a reformed French army funded by direct state taxation, itself a consequence of the persistent strife that enhanced royal power by reducing regional differences.
When it finally was over, less than two hours later, USC had been outmatched in almost every category.
From Los Angeles Times
It was exactly the sort of suffocating defense Musselman envisioned his team playing this season, its size and length proving too much for outmatched Illinois.
From Los Angeles Times
Taiwan's coastguard is massively outmatched by China's fleet, the largest in the world.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
