Examples of outflank in a Sentence
The army outflanked the enemy.
trying to outflank the competition
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Chelsea tried to bring Lukaku back from Everton but were outflanked by Jose Mourinho and Manchester United, before pivoting to Alvaro Morata of Real Madrid.
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The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
For Iran, Hezbollah was supposed to be the cornerstone of its strategy to outflank superior adversaries, such as Israel, with armed proxies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
For all the talk about Russia building its own sphere of influence, the country has been outflanked by NATO and the European Union in eastern Europe, and China is competing with it for influence in Central Asia.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Throughout the day, forces fought to gain hilltop advantages and outflank the enemy, with Union troops ultimately forcing the CSA army to retreat.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 22 July 2024
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The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
For Iran, Hezbollah was supposed to be the cornerstone of its strategy to outflank superior adversaries, such as Israel, with armed proxies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
For all the talk about Russia building its own sphere of influence, the country has been outflanked by NATO and the European Union in eastern Europe, and China is competing with it for influence in Central Asia.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Throughout the day, forces fought to gain hilltop advantages and outflank the enemy, with Union troops ultimately forcing the CSA army to retreat.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 22 July 2024
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“Outflank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outflank. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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outflank
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out·flank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈflaŋk 
: to get around the side of (a military formation)
outflank the enemy
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