outbidden
- past participle of outbid.
Example Sentences
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He would let himself be outbidden where Keith would have carried all before him by a superb if reckless persistence.
From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May
When Phillips heard that Johnson had outbidden him, he described the offer as 'monstrous,' and that it was 'inspired by a spirit of revenge.'
From George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends by Shorter, Clement King
Gaveston is outbidden at the sale, and George weds Anna.
From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by Fuller-Maitland, J. A.
"One thousand and one hundred," said Ayoub the irrepressible And now Tsamanni not only found himself outbidden, but he had reached the outrageous limit appointed by Asad.
From The Sea-Hawk by Sabatini, Rafael
The Bank resolved not to be outbidden in this singular auction, and the Governors also reconsidered their first proposal, and sent in a new one.
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Mackay, Charles
