outsmarting

Example Sentences

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Mr. O’Connor’s Daniel has a strange affinity with otherworldly contact and a facility for outsmarting the smartest people in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Players instead rely on solving puzzles, outsmarting systems, overcoming obstacles, teamwork and athleticism.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Former clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula has written three books on the subject and has 2 million YouTube subscribers who tune in for videos on outsmarting and abandoning narcissists.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

"Dumb Money" depicts working class people outsmarting some of the richest financial minds and companies in the country.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2023

It's not just having the arrows or outsmarting the Careers a few times, although those things help.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins