outdo
Example Sentences
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Arteta said the two had even taken their competitive spirit to trying to outdo each other in the gym, but were great friends off the pitch.
From Barron's
“We’re all working towards those goals. ... I very much appreciate our athletes really wanting to outdo themselves, outdo each other but with respect and at the highest level possible.”
From Los Angeles Times
O’Hara’s disdain for that character is only outdone by her affection for Moira Rose, of whom one can say the same.
From Salon
China, with a large and growing supply of scientists and engineers, has outdone all of these countries.
Not to be outdone, members of Led Zeppelin threw televisions from the windows of Seattle’s Edgewater Hotel into the waters of Elliot Bay.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.