outfight
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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Then again, watching Reeves outfight everyone on the planet — always dressed to kill — is precisely why these films exist.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2019
The Saint Vincent native won’t blow by any cornerbacks, but he can outfight most of them for a contested ball.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2019
The rest seem to think they can elude, outrun, or outfight the demons that come for them.
From Slate • May 20, 2013
In the consummate defensive grinder, the Cougars outfight the Zags with a team that would go on to make the Sweet 16.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2012
Beckwith later noted: “Washington did not really outfight the British, he simply outspied us!”
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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