upstage

Example Sentences

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So the third feature, “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” brings in three lesser-known younger performers to both upstage their elders and get a little coaching from them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The cake, it seemed, was upstaging the guest of honor.

From Los Angeles Times

Assisted by a smothering defense, Herbert upstaged Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes before a worldwide audience.

From Los Angeles Times

A few stories at this year's conference about her former leadership rivals seeking to upstage her may be the price Badenoch has to pay for getting her party noticed.

From BBC

Crowd favourite McIlroy was the star attraction in the leading group but Gotterup - in just his second competitive outing on a links course - upstaged the world number two and several other star names.

From BBC