outsold
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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For the first female-majority Olympic Games, LA28 reported that women’s Olympic sessions outsold men’s 93% to 88% during the first drop.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
That year, the “Stick Season” album quietly outsold releases from household names, including Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” and Ariana Grande’s “Eternal Sunshine.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Spurred on by concerns over climate change and policies meant to address it, heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces each year since 2021, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute, a clean-energy research nonprofit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
One of those brands, Onvo, has outsold the core Nio brand for the past three months, partially thanks to a new electric SUV that starts at roughly $25,300 with a battery subscription.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025
Your poster outsold the rest of ours combined.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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