outvie

Example Sentences

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It seemed, indeed, that the Danish and Swedish knights, at this joyful festivity, only sought to outvie each other in gentle bearing and knightly courtesies.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

Living, great nature fear’d he might outvie Her works; and dying, fears herself may die.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel

At such times several individuals are usually seen together, and all seem striving to outvie each other in the beauty of their evolutions.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

But when one is given it seems to be the general’s purpose to outvie all that rumor hath spoken of the Mischianza.

From Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls by Madison, Lucy Foster

In fact, he caused the manufacture of a garment to be commenced which he intended should outvie in magnificence and in costly adornments all that had ever before been fabricated.

From Pyrrhus Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob