outwit

To onlookers, it was astonishing seeing a schoolgirl in a headband outwit adults who had been competing at top-flight events since before she was born.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Mosquitoes “are always going to find a way to outwit us; it is amazing how variable they are, and because they’re so adaptable, they are unpredictable,” he said.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Watch as the fluid camerawork makes her kills look nastier, and the preposterous script allows her to outwit her foes, even with the cards stacked against her at every turn.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

Unlike Harry and co, who would perform hair-raising manoeuvres while soaring through the air on broomsticks, real-life players try to outwit their opponents astride PVC pipes.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025

We were trying to outwit Death on this trip, rise above it, penetrate the blockades it put up between us and May.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

"This is a self-reliant character who outwits those trying to exploit her with silent grit and steely determination. Momin slipped into this feminist folklore with quiet understanding."

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

He shot to fame in a popular television series “Servant of the People” in which he played an honest school teacher who is elected president and outwits crooked lawmakers and shadowy businessmen.

From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2022

Like “Figaro,” “La Scuola” is a lyrical comedy involving jealous lovers of various classes, including a countess who outwits her philandering count.

From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2019

The Doctor outwits enemies and is dedicated to maintaining cosmic equilibrium.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2018

She turned her head to look at Ash and added, “She even outwits the Fairy Queen.”

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

For many, today's hardships only serve to highlight the absence of a leader who died a decade ago and is still seen as the wiley strategist who outwitted his American foes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Peter Pomerantsev’s “How to Win an Information War” tells the story of Sefton Delmer, “the propagandist who outwitted Hitler.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Wayne Rooney suffered a second consecutive defeat as Birmingham City's new manager as his Blues side were outwitted by his good friend Liam Rosenior's Hull City.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023

Early cancer vaccine research faltered as cancer outwitted and outlasted patients’ weak immune systems, said Olja Finn, a vaccine researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

“Granny is the best there is. She has outwitted Marsha Jean every single time.”

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo

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

Like a great action hero, she endures physical trials while outwitting her adversaries.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2022

The outwitting, outplaying and outlasting will continue until morale improves in a new season of “Survivor.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2022

She was much sweeter when she thought she was outwitting him.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin