outwent
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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The zest, the fun, the excitement Sigurd infused into our human humdrum outwent all expectation.
From Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road by Bates, Katharine Lee
They met all together in the creek where the two brigantines were which outwent their fellows.
From A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 by A Gentleman of Elvas [pseud.]
By his marriages Home far outwent such famous charlatans as Cagliostro, Mesmer, and the mysterious Saint Germain the deathless.
From Historical Mysteries by Lang, Andrew
Lilly's Memoirs" we have the following account of him:— "Kelly outwent the Doctor—viz., about the elixir and philosopher's stone, which neither he nor his master attained by their own labour and industry.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John
Indeed, we cannot say that at all points Shakspere outwent his guide.
From Montaigne and Shakspere by Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon)
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