Examples of outrank in a Sentence
A general outranks a colonel.
The only topic to outrank the economy this week was the war.
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Even more pathetic was when Maher, who initially had claimed to be a captain, discovered that Yasser’s imaginary rank outranked his own.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Per Blank’s statement earlier this week, Ryan would actually outrank the new GM and head coach … and play a big role in selecting them.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Part of the reason Texas State has fallen short of expectations thus far is that Indiana State transfer guard Deja Jones hasn’t acclimated to the tougher midmajor (the Sun Belt outranked the MVC in strength-of-conference metrics last season).
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
On the issues of crime and immigration, Republicans were seen as more capable, while Democrats outranked them on health care and democracy.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Per Blank’s statement earlier this week, Ryan would actually outrank the new GM and head coach … and play a big role in selecting them.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Part of the reason Texas State has fallen short of expectations thus far is that Indiana State transfer guard Deja Jones hasn’t acclimated to the tougher midmajor (the Sun Belt outranked the MVC in strength-of-conference metrics last season).
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
On the issues of crime and immigration, Republicans were seen as more capable, while Democrats outranked them on health care and democracy.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrank. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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outrank
verb
out·rank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈraŋk 
: to rank higher or be more important than
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