How to Use outshoot in a Sentence

outshoot

verb
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  • Jares' shot attempt proved to be the lone one on the day for Muskego, which was outshot 15 to 1.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2018
  • The Timbers outshot the Sounders 10-5 in the match, but only put two of their shots on goal.
    — Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, 13 May 2018
  • Those two alone teamed to outshoot the Spurs from 3-point range, going 6 of 12.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • After struggling to find chances in the first half, the Pride outshot the Thorns 9-7 in the second half.
    — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 15 July 2019
  • The Wings had two power plays in the period, and outshot the Avs, 16-6.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The Wild had three full power plays, and half of a fourth in the first period, and outshot the Stars, 12-4.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The Bruins were outshooting the Rangers 28-9 at that point.
    — Vin A Cherwoo, courant.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • The Canucks got off to a fast start with three goals in the first period while outshooting the Rangers 20-13.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019
  • The Pride created very little with the ball at their feet, outshot 14-3 in the first half.
    — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The Earthquakes, who outshot the Dynamo 5-3 before the break, scored in the 22nd minute on a play off a corner kick.
    — Field Level Media, The Mercury News, 26 June 2019
  • The Vietnamese, who were outshot 28-0, never were going to win the match.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • An Austin team that outshot Houston in the first half earned some of the game's earliest chances.
    — Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, 11 June 2019
  • Both sides battled back-and-forth throughout the first half, with the U.S. outshooting Spain, 6-2.
    — Thom Craver, CBS News, 24 June 2019
  • Portland outshot the Dash 22-14, though Houston had six shots on frame compared to five for the Thorns.
    — Joel Odom, oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Bernier had his hands full as the Bruins at one point were outshooting the Wings by a two-to-one margin.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2020
  • The Stars have outshot their opponents by 0.4 shots per game.
    — Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Florida outshot the Bruins, 32-22, at even strength, forcing Ullmark to be the star of the show.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The Lightning outshot the Coyotes 47-26 and had all five shots in the overtime period.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The contest was decided in the first period when UW scored three times and outshot the Sharks, 21-2.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Terps, however, answered back in the second, outshooting the Blue Jays, 10-4, and crawling back to tie the score at 5.
    — Jacob Shames, baltimoresun.com, 6 May 2018
  • And during his time on the field, the Galaxy outshot the visitors 14-3 — with Ibrahimovic putting three on goal in a six-minute span.
    — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The Rangers may have been outshot, but the two teams combined for an insignificant 51 shots.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Senegal outshot Japan 14-7 and had five shots on target.
    — Karel Janicek, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2018
  • Naperville North outshot the Red Devils 7-0 in the first half, but the second half provided some scary moments.
    — Matt Lecren, Naperville Sun, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Penn State, which needed a win to clinch home ice for the first round of the conference tournament, outshot the Badgers by 26 to no avail.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The Bulls simply cannot outshoot opponents from behind the arc.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The Islanders outshot the Penguins 11-7 in the scoreless first period.
    — Vin A. Cherwoo, The Seattle Times, 13 Apr. 2019
  • Portland outshot the Reign 6-3 in the first 45 minutes as the game turned into a defensive battle between the two sides.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, 5 July 2019
  • The only way to really beat his teams in the postseason has been to outshoot them (Warriors).
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Seattle was outshot 16-3 in the 1st and that ended up being the difference despite a late run.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023

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