outwit

Maybe all the answers have already been written, and we’re just characters in a story, trying to outwit fate.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

At the Candidates, one opponent tried to lead Sindarov away from the common lines that grandmasters tend to study, hoping that he could outwit the 20-year-old in a battle of instinct and intellect, not memorization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Armed with their new knowledge, the team hopes to outwit bacteria by cutting off multiple pathways.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2024

A few months later, she was sent off for Land Girl training, where Ron visited her and sent her coded letters in an attempt to outwit her mother.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024

It disgusted me at first, but suddenly I realized the only way to overcome this paralysis was to outwit him.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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

The much-loved story tells the tale of wily Mr Fox, who outwits farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2021

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

Since 2009, Mr. Netanyahu has consistently outwitted them, governing for all but one year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

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

Just before Rometty became IBM’s first woman CEO, the company’s AI-powered computer Watson outwitted two of the most successful contestants in the history of the game show “Jeopardy!”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

Arsenal outwitted and outplayed Chelsea from the moment striker Stina Blackstenius coolly slotted in the crucial equaliser after 16 minutes to cancel out Sam Kerr's opener.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2023

Coach outwitted me and I’d been too dumb.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

Its rags-to-riches plot about an adorable, eternally optimistic orphan who melts the frozen heart of a billionaire while outwitting her orphanage's scheming, resentful matron marries the Cinderella tale with the ethos of American striving.

From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2021

Ellen gets help outwitting men from Betsy Jameson, her oldest friend and a State Department counselor, who serves as her cheerleader, adviser and partner-in-stealth.

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2021

“Everywhere the best ornamental grounds that we see are those in which vines and creepers are outwitting the gardener. We can’t have little vines and weeds enough.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson