outshone

Example Sentences

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But one skill of his outshone all the others: He could fire from anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Cizeron and Fournier Beaudry have been at the centre of controversy in recent months, but have been the best couple in ice dance since partnering in November and outshone the competition in Milan.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Johnson had never claimed a podium spot in Cortina before Sunday but outshone the rest of the field from sixth on the starting list, pipping Germany's rising star Emma Aicher by just 0.04sec.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

But gold has outshone them all; it is outperforming every major stock index from Shanghai to New York.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

Being continually outshone was an occupational hazard of being his friend and cannot have been any more pleasurable as a brother.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling