outsmarting

Example Sentences

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And while Pulisic, who is nursing a calf injury, was missed Friday, he wasn’t needed, with the U.S. outpossessing, outpassing and outshooting Australia by wide margins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

The buzz: Switzerland dominated its first game, outshooting Qatar 26-6 and putting seven tries on target.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

PSG dominated statistically, controlling the ball for three-quarters of the game, making more than three times as many passes, taking 10 corners to one for the Brazilians and outshooting Botafogo 16-4.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

But the Panthers kept putting shots on net, outshooting Boston 15-5 in the first period, and it paid off early in the second when Lundell made it a one-goal game five minutes into the second.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024

And therefore, let a man contend to excel any competitors of his in honor, in outshooting them, if he can, in their own bow.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis