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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This access came mostly through Magyar’s wife, Judit Varga, who far outranked him, and who eventually became Orbán’s Minister of Justice.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Most notably, Midwest and southern metro areas are outranking some of the most buzzy hotspots for college graduates.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 May 2026
They’re outranked by Table Two for the sole reason this artwork is doing its cheeky dupe work from Ginori plates, where Table Two was pursuing totally original designs.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026
Whether the morning meal outranks lunch and dinner in terms of cognitive benefits is up for debate, but the trio of breakfast, lunch and dinner is now as ubiquitous in American culture as chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
—Heather Bushman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Most notably, Midwest and southern metro areas are outranking some of the most buzzy hotspots for college graduates.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 May 2026
They’re outranked by Table Two for the sole reason this artwork is doing its cheeky dupe work from Ginori plates, where Table Two was pursuing totally original designs.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026
Whether the morning meal outranks lunch and dinner in terms of cognitive benefits is up for debate, but the trio of breakfast, lunch and dinner is now as ubiquitous in American culture as chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
—Heather Bushman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrank. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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outrank
verb
out·rank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈraŋk 
: to rank higher or be more important than
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