outsmarting
Example Sentences
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Rare hyena behaviours have been caught on camera, including a mother-to-be trying to steal food from wild dogs and outsmarting rivals by hiding a stolen carcass underwater to mask its scent.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
In “Saatapiaq,” by Terrie Kusugak, a man tries to escape his fate by outsmarting an ijiraq, a shapeshifting creature from Inuit lore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
"Dumb Money" depicts working class people outsmarting some of the richest financial minds and companies in the country.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2023
In 2018, the IDF boasted that its “machines are outsmarting humans.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023
She blinks a few times, clearly outsmarting me.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
