Example Sentences

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Lamar Jackson is outdoing what Michael Vick did in the early 2000s to get the Atlanta Falcons to the playoffs.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2019

He is outdoing himself with quaintness at Palisades Village, an attempt to reconceive the shopping center at a time when retail itself is being redefined by digital innovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2018

That performance seemed otherworldly, but Kimbrel is outdoing himself now.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2017

It’s not that reassuring to live in a time that is outdoing the most pessimistic predictions of apocalyptic works of art.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2016

As a matter of fact, Rebekka Wolf is outdoing Apicius in strangeness—a case of Apicium in ipso Apicio, as Lister sarcastically remarks of Torinus.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers