outwitting

Example Sentences

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The market they created was basically a bunch of guys trading stuff and trying to make money by outwitting each other in their private marketplace.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

Good news for those of us still seething over NBC’s 2012 cancellation of “Harry’s Law”: Kathy Bates is once again outwitting opposing counsel and her own colleagues in the upcoming “Matlock” from CBS.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

Blackburn were eager not to become a plotline in future 'Welcome to Wrexham' episodes and quickly took control of the game, outwitting their opponents with slick passing and sharp movement to create several chances.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

Bletchley Park’s most famous feat was outwitting Germany’s Enigma encryption machine, which produced a constantly changing cipher and was widely considered unbreakable.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

That took another two years, outwitting Wall Ghosts en route.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston