Examples of outflank in a Sentence
The army outflanked the enemy.
trying to outflank the competition
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Newcastle United, as would be expected, were quick to respond to the post and outflanked him immediately by being more specific.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Without his rhythm section, his E Street audience got split down the middle by grunge and country, as Bruce got outflanked by Garth Brooks on the right and Eddie Vedder on the left.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
Our newest stock is outflanking its peers in the run higher.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 May 2025
There are several of these super-creeps — too many for Dina and Ellie to outflank.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Without his rhythm section, his E Street audience got split down the middle by grunge and country, as Bruce got outflanked by Garth Brooks on the right and Eddie Vedder on the left.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
Our newest stock is outflanking its peers in the run higher.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 May 2025
There are several of these super-creeps — too many for Dina and Ellie to outflank.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for outflank
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“Outflank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outflank. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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outflank
verb
out·flank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈflaŋk 
: to get around the side of (a military formation)
outflank the enemy
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