outdo
to surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night.
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How to use outdo in a sentence
Not to be outdone, London Marathon race director Hugh Brasher announced that he hopes to see 50,000 people running through the streets of the British capital this fall.
Will Major Marathons Actually Come Back This Fall? | Martin Fritz Huber | February 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe Nationals believe he will outdo the expectations for his bat.
The Nationals’ top international signing wows with his glove, and the team is bullish on his bat, too | Jesse Dougherty | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostEach extreme needed to outperform the other by raising the stakes, outdoing the other by escalating and inventing new acts of extremism.
The U.S. Capitol Attacked Reminded Me of the 1979 US Embassy Seizure and What Happens When Extremism Wins | Roya Hakakian | January 19, 2021 | TimeNot to be outdone, the Los Angeles Rams were handed a loss by the hapless New York Jets on Sunday.
The Steelers, Saints and Rams aren’t finishing strong. For the playoffs, it might not matter. | Neil Greenberg | December 26, 2020 | Washington PostIn 2020, we all gained a new appreciation for the power of storytelling, amid a news cycle that seemed determined to outdo itself every week.
When they subsequently managed to fingerprint her, she seemed to have outdone Dillinger.
The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger | Michael Daly | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot to be outdone, North Korea bans all religious practice of any kind.
State Department Highlights Actual Oppression Against Christians | Jay Michaelson | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot to be outdone, South Korea has a small drone of its own, one with perhaps the best drone name ever: Devil Killer.
Smoke Rings, Mystery Backpacks and Gun-Toting Robots: The Weird Wartech of the Korean Conflict | Kyle Mizokami | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPresident Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and the State Department were not to be outdone by their domestic critics.
The co-stars of Pineapple Express and Freaks and Geeks have really outdone themselves this time.
Watch James Franco and Seth Rogen’s Hilarious Parody of Kanye West’s Music Video For 'Bound 2' | Marlow Stern | November 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe host, not to be outdone, was sitting with his feet on the railing of the stove, but as far from the spittoon as possible.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAll the knights swore that he had outdone all the cavaliers of the tourney, and must receive the chief prize.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisAn Indian chief, excelling all his tribe at a war-dance, could not have outdone the grotesque movements of the colonel.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithLong before Mr. Gladstone had concluded, everyone admitted that the effect of Mr. Disraeli's speech had been outdone and outshone.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 | VariousNot to be outdone in courtesy, the French police soon escorted him to the official lodging-house.
Comrade Kropotkin | Victor Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for outdo
/ (ˌaʊtˈduː) /
(tr) to surpass or exceed in performance or execution
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