outmaneuver
Example Sentences
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Iranian negotiators for years have used pressure tactics and last-minute changes of venue and topic to try to outmaneuver their counterparts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
There are no human protagonists needed to outmaneuver a deadly alien foe this time around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
The mystery often then is a chess game between the cop and the killer, and they're trying to outmaneuver each other, and it's all about the battle of their wits.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023
Still, the art market has defied the basic rules of economics before, and Schiff conceded that exceptional artworks could outmaneuver logic.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Kennedy's ability to outmaneuver Khrushchev, and to assess the threat at America's doorstep, depended on the flow of secret intelligence passed to Janet Chisholm in a Moscow park.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
