outvie
Example Sentences
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I mean this feast," said she, "as a reward of industry and piety, and not as a trial of skill who can be finest and outvie the rest in show.
From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by Hannah More
The lapse of a few months transformed her from almost a homeless, friendless, impoverished widow, to be the bride of one whose advancing greatness seemed to outvie the wildest creations of fiction.
From Hortense Makers of History Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
From such elements as these I am alive to behold the day, wherein the corporation of authors can outvie all its brethren in the guild.
From History of English Humour, Vol. 2 by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
But when one is given it seems to be the general’s purpose to outvie all that rumor hath spoken of the Mischianza.
From Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls by Lucy Foster Madison
Not only did he love his work with all the passion of a creator, he was also concerned to outvie his professional rivals.
From Platform Monologues by T. G. (Thomas George) Tucker
