outweigh

Example Sentences

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In this forbidding portrait, suffering threatens to outweigh the tantalizing possibility of redemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"The plusses outweigh the minuses," Maguire told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Bitcoin rallied past $70,000 early Friday, as U.S. monetary policy concerns appeared to outweigh ongoing tensions in Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

In the vast majority of cases, the benefits far outweigh any risks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

I taught that a person’s good deeds outweigh his bad deeds.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey