outwit

Example Sentences

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At the Candidates, one opponent tried to lead Sindarov away from the common lines that grandmasters tend to study, hoping that he could outwit the 20-year-old in a battle of instinct and intellect, not memorization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But they are increasingly facing a crafty adversary: bacteria that mutate and adapt and outwit the very drugs designed to defeat them and cure the infections they cause.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

Armed with their new knowledge, the team hopes to outwit bacteria by cutting off multiple pathways.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2024

“He thought he was the smartest guy in the room and he could outwit any prosecutor and win over the jury. It obviously didn’t work out in his favor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2024

Detering meant to outwit them: he fastened a thin wire to the roof and suspended his bread from it.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque