Examples of outwit in a Sentence

The fox managed to outwit the hunter by hiding in a tree. They thought they had outwitted the new teacher.

Recent Examples on the Web Many kids in Central Dauphin grew up watching the clever mouse outwit the cartoon cat in Tom & Jerry. — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 19 July 2021 But the blokes surrounding them get double, triple crossed, emasculated by their paramours, backed into too many corners, too often, by the people they’re ostensibly supposed to outwit. — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2021 The longer vaccination rates lag worldwide, the more opportunity the virus will have to mutate into forms that can outwit existing vaccines. — Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 24 June 2021 Attempting to outwit professional comedians on a public platform is never a great idea, and Cruz really shouldn’t have targeted a comedian who hosts a popular late night show, and is able to dedicate an entire monologue to their Twitter spats. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 26 May 2021 Workers have long tried to outwit the gig platforms, with strategies such as using apps from multiple companies. — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 2 June 2021 Companies that are diligently developing a culture of inclusivity will outperform, outpace, out-shine, and outwit those who don't. — Teresa Hopke, Forbes, 24 May 2021 If a group of historians and history buffs gets together to look at old Phoenix pictures and then tries to outwit one another with trivia questions, one is apt to come away with a few story ideas. — Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2021 By tricking them, Paulina convinces her brothers to outwit the security measures of their ex-home and recover the treasure. — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 27 Apr. 2021

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