one-upping

Example Sentences

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With Amazon One, the company may be most concerned with one-upping its competitors, Apple and Google, which already collect retina and fingerprint data from millions of device users.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2024

Anderson has a knack for somehow one-upping himself while simultaneously finding fresh twists on his ever-evolving aesthetic world, as if each new film is the most Wes Anderson a Wes Anderson film can ever be.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

Drivers have stayed busy by one-upping each other with antics and practical jokes.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022

They've created a maelstrom of memes, all of which feature the bear one-upping Kane in some way.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2021

Highlighting their musical oeuvres and mimicking D.J. battles, each artist plays a song, then their opponent follows with one of their own works, chosen with the intention of one-upping.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2021