How to Use outshine in a Sentence

outshine

verb
Definition of outshinenext
Synonyms for outshinenext
  • The women in the book outshine the men, and the men seem unable to survive them.
    — New York Times, 15 May 2022
  • There isn’t a trophy known to the human race that can outshine that.
    — Vulture, 27 June 2023
  • More cynically, who would want to give a deputy the chance to outshine the boss?
    — The Economist, 13 Apr. 2020
  • At Galvin, David strives to please the faculty, to outshine the white students, and to prove his worth.
    — The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • Flannery — who again outshined Spicer during the dance-off — got the boot this time.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Days 2 and 3 of the draft were outshined even more by the All-Star Game festivities.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
  • The Midwest rap scenes continue to outshine the rest of the country.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2022
  • It was built to outshine the Roxy Theater, which was across Sixth Avenue.
    — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Roasted Carrots and Red Onion This side dish just might outshine the main dish.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023
  • In doing so, he’s seen as adding enough to a song to make his presence felt, but not so much as to outshine the main artist.
    — Li Zhou, Vox, 15 June 2024
  • Seager’s home run even outshined one from Shohei Ohtani, who went deep in the first inning.
    — Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 12 June 2024
  • The snack to outshine all other snacks when 3 p.m. strikes, your to-do list is long, and your energy is short.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 25 July 2023
  • Yet none of them may be able to outshine Sánchez’s impressive rock.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The contrasting white and blue blooms won't be outshined in this setting.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
  • Now, only one question remains: Did the kids outshine the pros?
    — James Mueller, Chron, 10 May 2023
  • Fleck also grabbed a bonus point and a clean sheet, although he was outshone by a few of his Blades teammates.
    — SI.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Jupiter takes the cake, though, as it's expected to outshine Saturn by 15 times.
    — Derek Van Dam, CNN, 4 July 2020
  • Although, scenery-wise, some sites simply outshine the rest.
    — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
  • June could notch a 200 score in bowling and could probably outshine him in baseball, back in the day.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2020
  • While that's a big jump, some VPN companies still outshine it.
    — PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The list of ways in which mules outshine horses is so long as to be embarrassing.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • This in turn sets in motion Ben going to the wedding in Maui with his boys to outshine her fiancé and win her back.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Dressed as a drum major in gleaming white for the finale, Jackman could outshine a fairy-tale prince.
    — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
  • To trigger these emissions, which can outshine all the light coming from the Milky Way thousands of times over, black holes have to have quite the appetite.
    — Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
  • None of the Met Gala red carpet looks even came close to outshining this wonderful news.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 2 May 2023
  • Noles — who has been a wedding officiant for over a decade — wore an all-black outfit with just a hint of sparkle so as to not outshine the bride!
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • At the heart of all three are concepts, the appeal of a story (even one that's been told many times before), that outshine the actors involved.
    — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Behind the kit, his back against the tailgate of a cherry red Ford F-350, sits Sheriff Drumman, flashing a smile that could outshine the sun.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
  • No matter how loud his wardrobe is, the clothes never outshine him but rather, complement him.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 30 June 2022
  • During the passes this weekend, the ISS will easily outshine even the brightest stars.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 23 May 2024

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