outdid
- past tense form of outdo.
Example Sentences
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There’s stiff competition for that position, to be sure, but he outdid himself with this dissent.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
The youngest competitor at the world's biggest dog show is celebrating after an impressive performance that outdid her own mother.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Adolf Hitler outdid Napoleon as history’s greatest art thief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
But he outdid himself at the Gaza summit in Egypt by telling Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni that she should stop smoking.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
The algae had a light sweetness that outdid in delight even the sap of our maple trees here in Canada.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
