outsmarting

Example Sentences

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Players instead rely on solving puzzles, outsmarting systems, overcoming obstacles, teamwork and athleticism.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Museums spent the past few years sinking resources into outsmarting climate-change activists who sloshed tomato soup, cake icing and other foodstuffs all over iconic masterpieces to get attention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“I feel like we’re in one of those Sunday night dramas about two bright-eyed, feisty old lady detectives outsmarting the police at every turn.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

Former clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula has written three books on the subject and has 2 million YouTube subscribers who tune in for videos on outsmarting and abandoning narcissists.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

Funny, in the arena, when I poured out those berries, I was only thinking of outsmarting the Gamemakers, not how my actions would reflect on the Capitol.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins