Example Sentences

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Men account for 53 percent of players and women 46 percent, with women actually outnumbering men among Baby Boomers, the ESA said.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

As a result, China has gone on to suffer from a severe gender imbalance, with men now outnumbering women by over 30 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Domestic chain Meiyijia has quietly blanketed neighborhoods across China, vastly outnumbering foreign rivals.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

These groups of identical "clonal" cells then expand, eventually outnumbering their neighbors.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

The fact to keep in mind is that in the 1950s “blacks” made up about 80 percent of the Jamaican population, outnumbering coloreds five to one.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell