outrival
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
The old gentleman before the blaze began to outrival the kettle in steaming; from his coat-tails a thin veil of mist ascended, his face beaming through the vapor with benign felicity.
From The Strollers by Harrison Fisher
In our physical geography we shall read marvelous stories that outrival the romances of Dumas and Hugo.
From The Reconstructed School by Francis B. Pearson
