Example Sentences

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Yes, right now and maybe forever, Guston’s accomplishment is outshining Pollock’s.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2023

Scientists are not even sure yet if Earendel is one star or two—most stars of Earendel’s mass usually do have a smaller, dimmer companion, and it’s possible that Earendel is outshining its partner.

From Scientific American • Mar. 30, 2022

But they also have a problem that’s unique to luminous bugs: It’s getting harder for them to reproduce because light pollution is outshining their mating signals.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2020

The United States is outshining Europe due to the combined fortuitous circumstances of massive new discoveries of unconventional oil and gas, new technologies, and an abundance of risk-taking entrepreneurs.

From Forbes • Sep. 23, 2014

“If you do it as a group gift then everybody is part of the process and nobody is outshining the other person,” he said.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2010