beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

: to mark or accompany by beating

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pacino also wasn't the only actor Ford had to beat out to win the part of Han Solo. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 As for Corenswet, the rising star has had himself quite a year after beating out a number of actors to play the iconic Clark Kent aka Man of Steel in director James Gunn’s Superman. —

Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 These lagers earned top honors for American-style lagers after beating out more than 550 other lager competitors. —

Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 The intrigue: A number of Democrats and other progressives are voicing support for Quist — even though the third-party approach has previously failed to beat out Republicans. —

Erin Alberty, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beat out

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