outwork

Example Sentences

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“I’m trying to outwork the contract,” Snoop said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“At the time I was just trying to outwork everybody.”

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

“They may be taller, but nobody is going to outwork us,” Erami said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2023

I understood where my talents were, and I knew I was going to have to outwork people, I knew I was going to have to outsmart.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2023

If its attorneys do not outsmart you, they will outwork you, and if they can’t outwork you, they’ll win through sheer intimidation.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell