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outplay

[out-pley] / ˌaʊtˈpleɪ /






VERB
outperform
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Example Sentences

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"So calm and collected. Completely outplayed all of us. Brilliant."

From BBC

This game was won by the underrated Patriots defense, which outplayed Houston’s hailed D and turned Stroud’s frigid afternoon miserable.

From The Wall Street Journal

The champions were largely outplayed by their city rivals and Garcia kept them afloat in the derby clash against his former side before substitute Olmo curled home in the 86th minute.

From Barron's

However, Celtic were then outplayed and outfought on Tuesday as Motherwell swept to a fully deserved 2-0 win, and anger from Fir Park's away end was apparent throughout.

From BBC

But despite showing more grit, they were again outplayed by an Australian team who suffered a setback with spin wizard Nathan Lyon hurting his hamstring and hobbling off.

From Barron's