outwit

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

Kerewin is a memorable heroine, a chain-smoking, stumpy, frizzy-haired genius of a woman who can outfight, outfish and outwit anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

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

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

Arte Moreno outwits the city of Anaheim out of $175 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2020

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

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

Ghost Army outwitted the Germans using inflatable tanks, radio trickery, costumes and impersonations.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

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

One clever man had just outwitted the manhunters.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

The combined efforts of Adam, Barbara and Lydia are crucial to outwitting his schemes.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 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

It’s not that Reggie was an extraordinarily canny alligator, craftily outwitting his would-be captors.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022

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

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston