outfox
verb (used with object)
to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver.
has outfoxed
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present perfectof outfox (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“I was happy to see that Masha has outfoxed their sly plans and come out the winner,” said fellow activist Maxim Znak, using an informal name for her.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2020
He has outfoxed opponents for decades during two stints as prime minister.
From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2020
Frisell has outfoxed the youth-and-age pattern in jazz the way Wilco has done in rock.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 10, 2016
Villas-Boas is now another entry in the huge encyclopedia of managers that Ferguson has outfoxed in his 25 years at United.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2011
Of course, the divorce proceedings suggest that this is one of the rare instances when the trophy has outfoxed the hunter.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2010
