How to Use outstanding in a Sentence

outstanding

adjective

• You did an outstanding job on the project.
• Outstanding among the menu items were the tomato soup and the swordfish.
• The painting is an outstanding example of the artist's style.
• As a president, he was outstanding in many ways.
• Tonight we will honor the school's most outstanding students.
• She had several outstanding parking tickets in her car.
• Her novels are outstanding for their complex characters and interesting plots.
• He left a balance of 50 dollars outstanding on his account.
• The longer the notes are outstanding, the greater the return.
  — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 2 June 2025
• The progress has been outstanding, and there’s more to come.
  — Jae Sook Evans, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Their bills make up about half of all outstanding debt in the country.
  — Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times, 1 June 2023
• But Slay played through the whistle, and the tight end’s hands, for an outstanding pass breakup.
  — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
• The three-time MVP is in the midst of another outstanding season for the Dodgers.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
• Diaz was outstanding from beyond the arc and at the free throw line.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
• Richardson was charged with murder and a firearms charge as well as the outstanding charges.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 19 Aug. 2023
• The team, the camaraderie this year’s just been outstanding.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 29 July 2023
• The bank has about $16 billion of AT1 debt outstanding.
  — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2023
• Both Tawny Ports are outstanding, as is the entire range.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
• Patrick McGee explains how this came to be in his outstanding book.
  — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
• The brief recap of Episode 2 at the beginning of this was outstanding.
  — Eddie Small, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2022
• The museum’s shows at the gallery have been outstanding.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2022
• Buffett has the largest stake in Apple with 5.41% of its outstanding shares.
  — Gurufocus, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• By f/8, the zoom delivers outstanding contrast through most of the frame, with sharp detail at the edges.
  — PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
• And be sure to check out our outstanding Father's Day Gift Guide for more ideas on what to get your dear old dad.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
• Of the three outstanding House races, two are in California and one is in Iowa.
  — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
• Now, the Magic have to travel to face a Suns defense that is outstanding both for the season and at home.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
• The rest of the troupe was on point all night long, led by the outstanding work of founding members Roger Steen on guitar and Prairie Prince on drums.
  — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• And the shopping is too—the vintage shopping is outstanding.
  — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2023
• He was named to the Maxwell Award watchlist, which is an award that is given yearly to college football's most outstanding player.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
• The documents viewed by The Tennessean do not make clear whether Ogles owes the law firms outstanding payments or is seeking reimbursement after already having paid them.
  — Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025