outsung
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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Germany fans were vastly outnumbered and deafeningly outsung, their only real cheer coming when Ilkay Gundogan scored from the penalty spot for a 1-0 half-time lead.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2022
They outsung the Wigan fans and backed us throughout the whole game.
From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2013
Sixtus Beckmesser remained triumphant, and Walter left the church while the Masters pronounced the decree,— "Outdone and outsung."
From Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German by Bender, Millicent Schwab
"Thou hast so outsung the bird that he hath flown."
From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)
The masters declare him outsung and rejected, but Hans Sachs befriends him, and demands he shall have a chance for the prize.
From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
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