outshine

Example Sentences

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In the new normal, black gold may outshine the original.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Mr. Page and Ms. Faridany outshine most of their younger peers onstage in their fluent and lucid treatment of Shakespeare’s verse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Steakhouse sides, for instance, routinely outshine the steak itself.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

This overwhelming brightness allows quasars to outshine their host galaxies and makes them visible to telescopes across vast cosmic distances.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

For as far as I can see, the ocean lights up, like it’s trying to outshine the starry night above.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston