outhustle
verb
out·hus·tle
ˌau̇t-ˈhə-səl 
outhustled; outhustling
: to hustle more than : to outdo or defeat by hustling
"We definitely took them too lightly," Lakers center Vlade Divac said. "We came into the game thinking we were going to win. We deserve to lose and they deserve to win. They outhustled us."—
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Another game like this, in which the Lakers don’t execute, get pushed around and outhustled and outplayed, could hand control of the series to their opponent.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
Booker needed to redeem himself after being outhustled by Russell Westbrook in the first game of the series on Sunday.
—Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up The Hawks are outhustling the Celtics, and Mazzulla implored his club to increase their aggressiveness in pursuing rebounds, but that has waned since Game 1.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
Phoenix won the rebounding battle for the second straight game Thursday night by outhustling the Clippers on the glass, 45-40.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
The Lakers had chances late but missed four straight three-pointers while the Grizzlies put the game away on the offensive glass — one final reminder of how the Lakers were outhustled.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
Yet for much of the game the moment seized them, the Timberwolves outhustling and outworking the Lakers, taking a 15-point lead in the third quarter, not surrendering their edge until Dennis Schroder broke a tie by sinking an open three-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Tasked with the David-versus-Goliath task of trying to get past reigning national champion and undefeated South Carolina, the No. 2 seed Terps outplayed, outhustled and outscrapped their opponent and actually owned a 21-15 lead after the first quarter.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2023
But the Bearcats were outhustled and manhandled in the paint, even as Houston played without injured leading scorer Marcus Sasser most of the game.
—Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2023
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
Booker needed to redeem himself after being outhustled by Russell Westbrook in the first game of the series on Sunday.
—Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up The Hawks are outhustling the Celtics, and Mazzulla implored his club to increase their aggressiveness in pursuing rebounds, but that has waned since Game 1.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
Phoenix won the rebounding battle for the second straight game Thursday night by outhustling the Clippers on the glass, 45-40.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
The Lakers had chances late but missed four straight three-pointers while the Grizzlies put the game away on the offensive glass — one final reminder of how the Lakers were outhustled.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
Yet for much of the game the moment seized them, the Timberwolves outhustling and outworking the Lakers, taking a 15-point lead in the third quarter, not surrendering their edge until Dennis Schroder broke a tie by sinking an open three-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Tasked with the David-versus-Goliath task of trying to get past reigning national champion and undefeated South Carolina, the No. 2 seed Terps outplayed, outhustled and outscrapped their opponent and actually owned a 21-15 lead after the first quarter.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2023
But the Bearcats were outhustled and manhandled in the paint, even as Houston played without injured leading scorer Marcus Sasser most of the game.
—Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2023
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“Outhustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outhustle. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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