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
