Examples of outdo in a Sentence
Smaller companies often outdo larger ones in customer service.
My sister always tried to outdo me in school.
She scored 20 points in the first game. Not to be outdone, I scored 30 points myself in the second game.
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Not to be outdone, the boys racked up a whopping 512 points for their third straight title and fourth total (the first was in 2001).
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Rotations were unbalanced, your size was outdone and your defense got outmatched.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Not to be outdone, Sotheby’s has its own Rothko trophy work on offer, the 1957 painting Brown and Blacks in Reds, estimated at $100 million.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 May 2026
Of course, Carly’s kitsch far outdid her neighbors’ in its oddness, luridness, lavishness.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Rotations were unbalanced, your size was outdone and your defense got outmatched.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Not to be outdone, Sotheby’s has its own Rothko trophy work on offer, the 1957 painting Brown and Blacks in Reds, estimated at $100 million.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 May 2026
Of course, Carly’s kitsch far outdid her neighbors’ in its oddness, luridness, lavishness.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
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“Outdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outdo. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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