outbox
noun
a boxlike tray, basket, or the like, as on a desk, for holding outgoing mail, messages, or work.
outboxed
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past participleof outbox.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof outbox.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
outboxnouna boxlike tray, basket, or the like, as on a desk, for holding outgoing mail, messages, or work.
Example Sentences
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Wales' former IBF super-featherweight belt holder Cordina outboxed his American opponent, with judges scoring the contest 117-110 115-112 114-113.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
But Ruiz showed up slower and heavier for the rematch in Saudi Arabia, and Joshua roundly outboxed him to reclaim his belts.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2022
As Shields, an unbeaten 26-year-old American who outboxed and outclassed Kozin over 10 rounds, was analyzing the fight with an interviewer at ringside, the British boxer Savannah Marshall and her promoter joined the conversation.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2022
“We did something that everybody thought we couldn’t do. We outboxed him. We gave him a clinic, you know. I’m just so glad, man, that everything that I said came into existence.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2020
Then they made room for wrestling—grinding bouts that Seareach won, pinning the strongest men; then the broadjump; first place went to Seabelt; Sparwood gave the discus the mightiest fling, and Prince Laodamas outboxed them all.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
