Sentence examples for on the outnumbered from inspiring English sources
His enemy simply reorganized north of the Rappahannock River, designated a new commander, and replenished losses before renewing relentless pressure on the outnumbered rebels.
However, the massive material superiority of the Allies meant the strain placed on the outnumbered German pilots was now severe.
While the landing force drove off the defenders and captured the fortifications, the naval squadron entered the harbour and opened up an overwhelming fire on the outnumbered Caroline.
The British advance force nipped hard on the heels of the outnumbered and exhausted Continentals as they fled south.
On that day, the outnumbered English ships withdrew.
Perhaps Michael Morpurgo can let his formidable imaginative powers stray back another hundred years from the Great War, and take us into the yard of the Chateau of Hougoumont where – on another June 18 - the outnumbered, red-coated Coldstream guards fought valiantly to close the wooden gates against hordes of Napoleon's finest and by so doing turned the tide of the battle.
The Americans on the mission outnumbered Afghan soldiers nearly three to one.
Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered those declining, 1,747 to 1,501, but on the technology-heavy Nasdaq, the decliners predominated by a margin of about 6 to 5. Big Board volume rose to 1.53 billion shares from 1.43 billion on Wednesday.
This premise seems to be illustrated by some of the scenes in the trailer, which shows the streets of Gotham plunging into chaos, gang members roaming the streets and the Gotham City cops on the run, outnumbered and outgunned.
Richard E. Band Richard E. Band, editor of Profitable Investing, is impressed by the breadth of Wednesday's rally: Advancing stocks on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered decliners by 4.6-to-1, the widest margin since April 1994.
Declining issues on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered those advancing by a margin around 6 to 5. The direction of Nasdaq stocks was close to even.
