outgeneral
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of outgeneral
Example Sentences
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There were many signs, and I had to be always on the lookout to outgeneral them.
From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis
Well, as anybody at the Drones will tell you, Bertram Wooster is a pretty hard chap to outgeneral.
From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
When I met you today I at once knew it was all up with me unless I could outgeneral you—and I think I have.
From The Mystery of Monastery Farm by Naylor, H. R.
Then I saw an elderly gentleman pacing back and forth between two feminine chatterboxes, and trying to outgeneral the two happy people.
From A Romance in Transit by Lynde, Francis
To outgeneral a dog-fancier was a tribute to his shrewdness; to save two hundred dollars on a single purchase was economy of a high order.
From The Auction Block by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
I don't know when I have ever been as comprehensively and pleasurably outgeneraled as I am when I read Martin.
From Time ● Jul. 9, 2011
She got outgeneraled and outfought by Shirley Fry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even while the issue remained in doubt, it was evident that the Japanese had outgeneraled the Allies.
From Time Magazine Archive
At every turn King outgeneraled Montgomery's white officials.
From Time Magazine Archive
The result was partly determined by this personal equation in an action in which the Macedonian was outgeneraled as well as outfought.
From The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 by Paine, Ralph Delahaye
Out-gunning and outgeneraling the U.S. players at every turn, Sedgman never let either of his opponents get really set, much less launch an attack.
From Time Magazine Archive
The smile was that of the conquering hero, outgeneraling in retreat allied forces outnumbering his small army a thousand times.
From Cupid's Middleman by Lent, Edward B.
"The Building Fund" tells the story of the outgeneraling of grasping son and conniving daughter's daughter by a hard old woman of the strong farmer class in the west of Ireland.
From Irish Plays and Playwrights by Weygandt, Cornelius
By the spring of 1942, Slim admits, "we, the Allies, had been outmanoeuvred, outfought, and outgeneralled."
From Time Magazine Archive
If it had been outgeneralled, and dislodged of position without further attack, it would have been in poor condition to come in aggressive battle against its adversary in well-chosen defensive grounds.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
In the contest that followed Toussaint at first outgeneralled Rochambeau and defeated him with severe loss.
From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III by Morris, Charles
The Hotchkiss case was a foregone victory for him, and his own desires chimed with Joseph's arguments, even while he felt himself outgeneralled.
From Aunt Rachel by Murray, David Christie
We believed that the answer lay entirely in the fact that we had been outgeneralled.
From A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry by Hinkley, Julian Wisner
He is a master tactician, and wins most of his matches by outgeneralling the other player.
From The Art of Lawn Tennis by Tilden, William (Bill) Tatem
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