Sentence examples for managed to outwit from inspiring English sources

The clever Charles Oakley does not have the rising-star status that Boston's Antoine Walker has, but he managed to outwit him.

"For his entire adolescence, Mumpower managed to outwit any parent, program or police officer that stood between him and his drugs.

In the case of Anglerphish, Johnson managed to outwit the secret service and steal some $130,000 in illegal tax refunds while working as their informant.

If Toby Flood had kicked those two goals, or if they had put the ball in the corner at the end they could have grabbed a win – if they had managed to outwit South Africa's excellent line-out defences.

He managed to outwit both the Gestapo and their counterparts in the dreaded French Milice, and survived these perilous years through his skill and bravery, but also through the love and courage of his comrades.

Yesterday Mr. Brennan, 56, who nevertheless had managed to outwit federal and state securities investigators for decades, was arrested and charged with criminal fraud and, for the first time, could face a prison term.

Will they manage to outwit the angels?

Tonight things get even more intense as the net closes in around Paul Spector Jamie Dornann) but somehow the psychopathic serial killer is still managing to outwit his hunters.

Sheep, whose only dialogue is an occasional plaintive "Baa," hightails it to the city, where he knows no one but still manages to outwit his pursuers.

Shirley seeks to clear her father's name in the eyes of the world, and secures a position as secretary in the home of Ryder, in order to obtain proof against the "Wall Street lion" She manages to outwit him, and also gains his real affection.

Just how the bacterium manages to outwit the drugs is not yet clear.