Example Sentences

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Dylan, 31, wins more often but Katie, 33, has bested her brother plenty of times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Although Chalamet’s performance was widely celebrated, Adrien Brody of “The Brutalist” has bested Chalamet by winning every other major award this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025

Days after that image whipped around the world, little has bested it in the competition for defining photograph of these Summer Games.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024

But that won’t be the case with the Paris Olympics, where officials will use a newly developed system to decide which b-boy or b-girl has bested their opponent in one-on-one battles.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

“No hero has bested me in a thousand years.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan