outrival
Example Sentences
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But it's strange to see him come back so abundant, so eloquent, so cut up, as it were, into hundreds of little devils all trying to outrival each other .
From Time Magazine Archive
In death as in life he still remains a man of mystery, with a fortune that would outrival the wildest dreams of a fairy prince.
From Time Magazine Archive
Does not our Archbishop rival or outrival that worthy preaching monk, Barlette?
From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)
See how they quite outrival, Plain barnyard Spuytenduyvil, By peacock Riverdale, Which thinks all else it conquers, And over homespun Yonkers Spreads out its flaunting tail!
From Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature by Various
In speaking of the supreme brightness of Sirius among the stars, we must remember that Venus and Jupiter, which outrival him, are not stars, but planets, and that they are much nearer to us.
From The Children's Book of Stars by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
