Examples of outrank in a Sentence
A general outranks a colonel.
The only topic to outrank the economy this week was the war.
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The Indians narrowly outrank Duncanville’s 76 points.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
The proportion of Americans consuming harmful amounts of alcohol is outranked only by countries such as Australia and in Western Europe.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
Several California cities, including San Diego, Long Beach and Los Angeles, all outranked Phoenix for the number of spam calls.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
Both cities outranked its neighboring metro cities like Indianapolis, which ranked No. 66; Cincinnati, which ranked No. 100; Nashville, which ranked No. 50; and St. Louis, which ranked No. 114.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
The proportion of Americans consuming harmful amounts of alcohol is outranked only by countries such as Australia and in Western Europe.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
Several California cities, including San Diego, Long Beach and Los Angeles, all outranked Phoenix for the number of spam calls.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
Both cities outranked its neighboring metro cities like Indianapolis, which ranked No. 66; Cincinnati, which ranked No. 100; Nashville, which ranked No. 50; and St. Louis, which ranked No. 114.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrank. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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outrank
verb
out·rank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈraŋk 
: to rank higher or be more important than
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