Example Sentences

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Early on last year, the Houston Rockets looked to have outsmarted the Wizards when they acquired John Wall and a first-round pick for Westbrook.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2021

“It appears the ducks have outsmarted the park staff’s anti-duck pond fencing measures,” someone noted dryly on Twitter.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2021

“Prosecutors may have outsmarted themselves with these charges and made them overly complicated for jurors,” Gurule said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2019

“The dons have outsmarted the government by turning the exercise into a game and playing it brilliantly,” said Prof Geoffrey Alderman, a former TQA assessor, when it ended.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2018

We have flown over Yat, of course, and have taken pictures from every altitude from 5,000 to 70,000 feet, but so far they have outsmarted us.

From The Image and the Likeness by Campbell, John Scott