Sentence examples for be outplayed from inspiring English sources

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be outplayed

verb

To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than.

  • We were outplayed at tennis, but we outplayed them at football.

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Maybe the Cowboys would be outplayed, but Parcells outcoached?

It's parliamentary ping pong time – and the prime minister may be outplayed.

Brexit weekly briefing: will May be outplayed in parliamentary ping pong?

It had a goal mysteriously disallowed, it brought decent saves out of Chelsea's Petr Cech, and it could never be said to be outplayed.

"We knew during the season we could outplay most of the guards we faced and a situation so important as this, you don't want to be outplayed now.

If you can be outplayed to this extent and still take home all three points it can only mean luck is on your side.

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City were being outplayed.

We were outplayed".

"We were outplayed," Holik said.

"I was outplayed," Grosjean said.

But have they been outplayed?

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