- present tense form of outsmart (3rd person singular).
outsmarts
Example Sentences
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I know this because we are finger to finger at the keyboard of a Steinway grand piano in a glitzy central London hotel lobby, and he easily outspans my meaty paws.
From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2018
Nearly everything about the bridge is the biggest: it cost $325 million, it outspans Golden Gate by 60 ft., it hangs from 145,000 miles of cable wire.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He brings his waggon with him, and outspans on some open space within the town.
From The Boer in Peace and War by Mann, Arthur M.
As we neared Queenstown we found ourselves getting anxious about their welfare, trekking slowly, and making frequent and long outspans.
From Yankee Girls in Zulu Land by Vescelius-Sheldon, Louise
Following Mushroom Valley, we trekked, with two brief outspans only, to Clocolan, all the time scattering De Wet's followers.
From With Botha in the Field by Ritchie, Eric Moore