beat out
verb
beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out
1
: to make or perform by or as if by beating
2
: to mark or accompany by beating
3
: 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
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Advertisement Hayes beat out three Democrats, including one his top Republican opponent had supported, to make the final leg of the 75th Assembly District race an all-Republican affair.
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Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Ampersand, a Fort Worth coffee shop, has beat out the big boys in the cafe game — name brands like Starbucks, Pete’s, and Dunkin’ — for a coveted corner of the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport concourse.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Reese beat out her fellow nominees — Iowa Women’s Basketball’s Caitlin Clark, San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy and Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez — for the 2023 award.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
During the Egg Roll, Roosevelt Ho narrowly beat out his sister Lincoln to cross the finish line first.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
This electric 3-row SUV with up to 300 miles of range, clever interior details and a distinct, futuristic exterior, beat out the Volvo EX30 an BYD Seal.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Louie, the first-ever raccoon rescue to be crowned the Cadbury Bunny, beat out 29 cute contenders for the top prize in this year’s competition.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
For Podcast of the Year, Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas from Slate beat out fellow nominees, including Embedded: Taking Cover from NPR, Next Year in Moscow from The Economist, and 50 Years of Hip-Hop from KEXP.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
Soon after, Shanghai beat out other cities competing for Tesla’s factory.
—John Liu, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Ampersand, a Fort Worth coffee shop, has beat out the big boys in the cafe game — name brands like Starbucks, Pete’s, and Dunkin’ — for a coveted corner of the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport concourse.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Reese beat out her fellow nominees — Iowa Women’s Basketball’s Caitlin Clark, San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy and Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez — for the 2023 award.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
During the Egg Roll, Roosevelt Ho narrowly beat out his sister Lincoln to cross the finish line first.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
This electric 3-row SUV with up to 300 miles of range, clever interior details and a distinct, futuristic exterior, beat out the Volvo EX30 an BYD Seal.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Louie, the first-ever raccoon rescue to be crowned the Cadbury Bunny, beat out 29 cute contenders for the top prize in this year’s competition.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
For Podcast of the Year, Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas from Slate beat out fellow nominees, including Embedded: Taking Cover from NPR, Next Year in Moscow from The Economist, and 50 Years of Hip-Hop from KEXP.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
Soon after, Shanghai beat out other cities competing for Tesla’s factory.
—John Liu, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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