How to Use outrank in a Sentence
outrank
verb- The only topic to outrank the economy this week was the war.
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But even currently as the wife of the heir, she is outranked by Princess Anne.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
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The one event in the city's comeback story that outranks all that has gone before.
—John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2018
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No group of hitters has been so thoroughly outranked by its peers since the 2011 Mariners.
—Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 22 June 2018
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Slams that include all three species outrank those with only two species.
—Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 28 July 2017
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Hadi Nabil, who outranked the rest of the guys only by experience and swagger, made the call to load up and head back to base.
—Victor J. Blue, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2017
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The son eventually outranked his father, rising to become the head of the Army, the service’s 36th chief of staff.
—Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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The Supreme Court majority, of course, outranks the circuits and always gets the final say.
—Andy Furillo, sacbee, 7 Aug. 2017
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Does Hayao Miyazaki’s master status outrank a dog and a robot who are in love?
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024
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Here, too, Denver outranks Detroit, at least on the surface.
—John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2017
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The group would be outranked only by iHeartMedia, which has more than 860 stations throughout the country.
—Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 28 June 2017
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DeWine and Husted are largely considered the two heavyweights, outranking the rest in both name ID and fundraising.
—Seth A. Richardson, cleveland.com, 3 July 2017
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Leonard protests mightily but he is outranked and outmatched by John Grey and leaves, pouting.
—Roxane Gay, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2017
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This is the second straight year that comedy and sports have led the pack, outranking news in third place, in terms of listenership.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
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Prince Philip couldn't be king because a king technically outranks a queen.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
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Singapore and the two mainland ports of Shenzhen and Ningbo also outrank Hong Kong in terms of volume.
—Joanne Chiu, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2019
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And in an April study in Science, researchers suggested much of the western United States is on the brink of a prolonged megadrought that could outrank anything in more than 1000 years.
—Roland Pease, Science | AAAS, 20 Oct. 2020
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The highest-ranking card of the original suit played wins the trick unless a card from the trump suit (including the left bower) is played, which would outrank any other card.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
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The officer, Joseph Dickerson, was a captain and outranked the lieutenant.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
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Beyond the bands, many schools have multiple cheer squads and dance teams that easily outrank most high schools around the country and even some colleges — both in size and talent.
—Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2022
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The post outranks many of London's most powerful and privileged.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 4 July 2023
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The lieutenant outranked Chief Gallagher but was younger and less experienced.
—New York Times, 30 Nov. 2019
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But its influence outranks its size and the traditional faith of its leaders.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2019
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India outranked such countries as Syria and Afghanistan — second and third — that are currently at war.
—Annie Gowen, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2018
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While men previously outranked women in line to the throne, the new Act meant that birth order superseded gender.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Apr. 2019
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The two schools jockey to outrank each other in academics and prestigious scholar programs, too.
—Rachel Leingang, azcentral, 26 June 2018
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Historically, men have outranked women in line for the crown.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Apr. 2018
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But the firearm seizure rates at those airports still outrank the national average on a per-passenger basis.
—Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
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Kate is still outranked by the sovereign's granddaughters, nieces and cousins when not accompanied by William.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
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Both male and female doctors invested the most effort in female patients who outranked them.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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