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

Instead, they must be creative, they must surprise their opponents, and they must outmaneuver them with the internet and social media.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

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

Some people still thought they were smart enough to outmaneuver the Nazis, that they could navigate through the maze and survive the war.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson