How to Use outshine in a Sentence
outshine
verb- She outshines all the other actors in the film.
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There’s even a human-alien hybrid that outshines one of Resurrection’s few high points.
— James Grebey, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024 -
One area where Andrade could potentially outshine Biles is on the uneven bars.
— Victoria Barauna, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024 -
So began a Sunday of football when the spectacle on the sidelines outshone the action on the field.
— Alex Altman, Time, 28 Sep. 2017 -
As a head-to-toe look, sequins are hard to outshine, literally, and are the optimal match for fall’s loose, simple-looking columns and slip-gowns.
— Lisa Armstrong, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Sep. 2017 -
The offenses of these two teams will be potent on Saturday, but Allen will outshine Kenny Hill.
— John Nabors, ajc, 8 Sep. 2017 -
Altogether the changes should help Siri catch up to Google's virtual assistant, which has long outshone Apple's.
— Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 6 Sep. 2017 -
Isbell knows that Google’s meager distribution of women far outshines its terrible racial diversity.
— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2017 -
Sicily has famous Greek and Roman ruins, but in museum offerings, Rome and Florence far outshine it.
— John Hooper, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2017 -
The women in the book outshine the men, and the men seem unable to survive them.
— New York Times, 15 May 2022 -
The planet outshines all of the stars, making it a cinch to locate.
— Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 21 July 2019 -
There isn’t a trophy known to the human race that can outshine that.
— Vulture, 27 June 2023 -
More cynically, who would want to give a deputy the chance to outshine the boss?
— The Economist, 13 Apr. 2020 -
At Galvin, David strives to please the faculty, to outshine the white students, and to prove his worth.
— The New Yorker, 5 July 2021 -
Flannery — who again outshined Spicer during the dance-off — got the boot this time.
— Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019 -
Days 2 and 3 of the draft were outshined even more by the All-Star Game festivities.
— Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023 -
The Midwest rap scenes continue to outshine the rest of the country.
— Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2022 -
It was built to outshine the Roxy Theater, which was across Sixth Avenue.
— Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020 -
Roasted Carrots and Red Onion This side dish just might outshine the main dish.
— Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023 -
In doing so, he’s seen as adding enough to a song to make his presence felt, but not so much as to outshine the main artist.
— Li Zhou, Vox, 15 June 2024 -
But somehow Perry and Bloom managed to outshine the sun in this pic.
— Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 24 June 2019 -
Seager’s home run even outshined one from Shohei Ohtani, who went deep in the first inning.
— Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 12 June 2024 -
When Kate's own sister got married last spring, the duchess stayed on the sidelines as to not outshine the bride, and the same applies here.
— Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2018 -
The snack to outshine all other snacks when 3 p.m. strikes, your to-do list is long, and your energy is short.
— Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 25 July 2023 -
Yet none of them may be able to outshine Sánchez’s impressive rock.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023 -
The contrasting white and blue blooms won't be outshined in this setting.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023 -
Now, only one question remains: Did the kids outshine the pros?
— James Mueller, Chron, 10 May 2023 -
And Zendaya’s most recent look managed to outshine even the Olympic torch.
— Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 26 July 2024 -
There’s a number of reasons why the Apple Watch is outshining the iPhone these days.
— Nick Statt, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2018 -
Fleck also grabbed a bonus point and a clean sheet, although he was outshone by a few of his Blades teammates.
— SI.com, 4 Nov. 2019
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