outnumber
verb (used with object)
to exceed in number.
outnumbered
Example Sentences
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Prior to the war, girls in Gaza outnumbered and outperformed boys at every level of education above primary school.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
On Friday, stocks hitting new lows outnumbered those reaching new highs 189 to 34 on the NYSE, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Local women, fearful at the prospect of suddenly being far outnumbered by men they don’t know, are taking self-defense classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The characters’ few real conversations are vastly outnumbered by quiet, powerful shots of them going about their lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
I trembled as I tore a cartridge with my teeth; but our antagonist and his friends, outnumbered and outflanked, were beating a retreat, ducked low, into an alley.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
