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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The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley outranked Stanford University.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Security and growth opportunities outrank the allure of constant reinvention.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Look and style end up outranking the things that truly matter like his heart, values, character and even personal hygiene.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, only 4% of respondents to an Economist-YouGov tracking poll last week ranked crime as the most important issue to them, with inflation and prices (21%), jobs and the economy (14%), and healthcare (11%) all significantly outranking crime.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Security and growth opportunities outrank the allure of constant reinvention.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Look and style end up outranking the things that truly matter like his heart, values, character and even personal hygiene.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, only 4% of respondents to an Economist-YouGov tracking poll last week ranked crime as the most important issue to them, with inflation and prices (21%), jobs and the economy (14%), and healthcare (11%) all significantly outranking crime.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrank. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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outrank
verb
out·rank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈraŋk 
: to rank higher or be more important than
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