How to Use outstanding in a Sentence

outstanding

adjective

• You did an outstanding job on the project.
• Outstanding among the menu items were the tomato soup and the swordfish.
• The painting is an outstanding example of the artist's style.
• As a president, he was outstanding in many ways.
• Tonight we will honor the school's most outstanding students.
• She had several outstanding parking tickets in her car.
• Her novels are outstanding for their complex characters and interesting plots.
• He left a balance of 50 dollars outstanding on his account.
• The progress has been outstanding, and there’s more to come.
  — Jae Sook Evans, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Their bills make up about half of all outstanding debt in the country.
  — Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times, 1 June 2023
• Diaz was outstanding from beyond the arc and at the free throw line.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
• Richardson was charged with murder and a firearms charge as well as the outstanding charges.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 19 Aug. 2023
• The team, the camaraderie this year’s just been outstanding.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 29 July 2023
• The bank has about $16 billion of AT1 debt outstanding.
  — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2023
• The brief recap of Episode 2 at the beginning of this was outstanding.
  — Eddie Small, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2022
• The museum’s shows at the gallery have been outstanding.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2022
• By f/8, the zoom delivers outstanding contrast through most of the frame, with sharp detail at the edges.
  — PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
• Of the three outstanding House races, two are in California and one is in Iowa.
  — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
• Now, the Magic have to travel to face a Suns defense that is outstanding both for the season and at home.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
• The rest of the troupe was on point all night long, led by the outstanding work of founding members Roger Steen on guitar and Prairie Prince on drums.
  — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• And the shopping is too—the vintage shopping is outstanding.
  — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2023
• With a loan still outstanding, the simplest way to sell your car is through a dealership.
  — Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2023
• Kennedy said Harris had an outstanding warrant for felony DUI at the time of the deadly crash.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 5 Apr. 2023
• His growth has been outstanding and the future appears bright right now at QB for Green Bay.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2024
• The first season of the prequel has been outstanding, our TV critic says.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
• Police added that there were no outstanding suspects in the case.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
• As of late March, Yellow had an outstanding debt of about $1.5 billion.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 July 2023
• The third period surge by UAF spoiled what had been an outstanding outing by Kent to that point.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2023
• An outstanding spirit with a wonderfully rounded and smooth palate and a spicy crescendo.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
• This watch is listed in outstanding overall condition, with only minimal signs of age, which is a good thing considering its sale date of December 2020.
  — Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 26 Jan 2025