outrival
Example Sentences
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In death as in life he still remains a man of mystery, with a fortune that would outrival the wildest dreams of a fairy prince.
From Time Magazine Archive
But it's strange to see him come back so abundant, so eloquent, so cut up, as it were, into hundreds of little devils all trying to outrival each other .
From Time Magazine Archive
A pleasing sight to-day we see, Four churches joined in harmony, There difference was but trivial, But strove each other to outrival.
From Poems of James McIntyre by James McIntyre
The old gentleman before the blaze began to outrival the kettle in steaming; from his coat-tails a thin veil of mist ascended, his face beaming through the vapor with benign felicity.
From The Strollers by Harrison Fisher
"Let us see who will be the first to try and outrival Master Spazzo," said the Duchess, once more mixing the straws.
From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Joseph Victor von Scheffel
