How to Use outshine in a Sentence

outshine

verb
  • She outshines all the other actors in the film.
  • 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
  • A few ringers om Burgundy and Sonoma filled out the roster, but none of them outshone the locals.
    Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 23 June 2017
  • 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
  • Jupiter takes the cake, though, as it's expected to outshine Saturn by 15 times.
    Derek Van Dam, CNN, 4 July 2020
  • La Salle arguably outshines Clooney as well with his more abrasive brand of charm.
    John Russell, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Although, scenery-wise, some sites simply outshine the rest.
    Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
  • June could notch a 200 score in bowling and could probably outshine him in baseball, back in the day.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2020
  • While that's a big jump, some VPN companies still outshine it.
    PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The list of ways in which mules outshine horses is so long as to be embarrassing.
    David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • As a high-profile banker managing million-dollar deals, CK has honed her networking skills to outshine the competition.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024

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