outfox
Example Sentences
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The Na’vi strategy—Viet Cong-like—is to outfox them with their low-tech, nature-friendly, home-field-advantage energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Earlier, world number 86 Maria used her slice-heavy style of play to outfox 11th-ranked Rybakina.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
But he raised the possibility for the first time that jail might be the only way to ensure Bankman-Fried won’t outfox the government with ways to use electronic devices in ways that can’t be tracked.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023
The protesters’ coordinated responses seek to outfox law enforcement.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022
It was impossible to outfox her at this game.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.