outmatch
verb (used with object)
to be superior to; surpass; outdo.
had outmatched
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past perfectof outmatch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Too much was riding, psychologically and financially, on the economic policies, military posture and cultural orientation that had outmatched the Soviet Union.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2020
As we have seen, the American home-builders had outmatched the English fur-traders in the struggle for possession.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman
