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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That Texas outranks California tracks with a broader demographic and economic realignment the Census Bureau has been documenting for years.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Gemini leans on YouTube, which routinely outranks major retailers as a citation source, specifically product-review videos that carry a reputation for unbiased feedback.
—Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
One whale traveled just over 9,300 miles (15,000 kilometers), outranking previous recordholders including a humpback that swam from Colombia to Zanzibar.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
This access came mostly through Magyar’s wife, Judit Varga, who far outranked him, and who eventually became Orbán’s Minister of Justice.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Gemini leans on YouTube, which routinely outranks major retailers as a citation source, specifically product-review videos that carry a reputation for unbiased feedback.
—Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
One whale traveled just over 9,300 miles (15,000 kilometers), outranking previous recordholders including a humpback that swam from Colombia to Zanzibar.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
This access came mostly through Magyar’s wife, Judit Varga, who far outranked him, and who eventually became Orbán’s Minister of Justice.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrank. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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outrank
verb
out·rank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈraŋk 
: to rank higher or be more important than
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