Examples of outsmart in a Sentence
The government must gather large amounts of information in order to outsmart its enemies.
an inexpensive security system that would likely be outsmarted by anyone with a serious interest in circumventing it
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The goal isn’t to outsmart wildfire season.
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Ryan Brennan
may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
As their lies unravel, Nora and Jack try to outsmart one another.
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There is a hyper awareness to TSADACM, a determination to point out each of its Easter eggs and allusions, lest the viewer think Schoenbrun is trying to outsmart anyone.
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Ryan Brennan
may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
As their lies unravel, Nora and Jack try to outsmart one another.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 May 2026
There is a hyper awareness to TSADACM, a determination to point out each of its Easter eggs and allusions, lest the viewer think Schoenbrun is trying to outsmart anyone.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The way to outsmart dark modes The RIKEN team took a different approach.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Outsmart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsmart. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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outsmart
verb
out·smart
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈsmärt 
: outwit
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