Example Sentences

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"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

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From George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends by Shorter, Clement King

I have long outbidden folly with folly, pride with pride, scorn with scorn, insolence with insolence, and have outlived many vanities with many more. 

From Bleak House by Dickens, Charles

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

He rose to scrutinize her closely, and must have been satisfied, for the price he offered was a good one, and he offered it with contemptuous assurance that he would not be outbidden.

From The Sea-Hawk by Sabatini, Rafael