outnumber
verb (used with object)
to exceed in number.
have outnumbered
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present perfectof outnumber.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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An emergent field of research in the last 15 years has focused on the era of the “prison bust,” when prison closures have outnumbered prison openings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
A number of private companies have tried to send scientific craft to the Moon, although the mishaps have outnumbered the successes.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
The number of Hispanics, Blacks and Asian-Americans combined has outnumbered whites in California since 1998, and Latinos alone have outnumbered the white population for about a decade.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
Women have outnumbered men on campus since the late 1970s.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
There were lots of uniformed policemen, but the crowd must have outnumbered them a hundredfold.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
