outmaneuver

Example Sentences

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Iranian negotiators for years have used pressure tactics and last-minute changes of venue and topic to try to outmaneuver their counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

There are no human protagonists needed to outmaneuver a deadly alien foe this time around.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

The mystery often then is a chess game between the cop and the killer, and they're trying to outmaneuver each other, and it's all about the battle of their wits.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2023

Still, the art market has defied the basic rules of economics before, and Schiff conceded that exceptional artworks could outmaneuver logic.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

Kennedy's ability to outmaneuver Khrushchev, and to assess the threat at America's doorstep, depended on the flow of secret intelligence passed to Janet Chisholm in a Moscow park.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau