Sentence examples for only bested by from inspiring English sources

Among all Thursday programming, including the broadcast networks, "Swamp People" was only bested by "Big Brother" in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic and finished the season up 32 percent over the viewership totals from Season 1.

The big opening this time ($10.9m in the UK) was one of Pixar's best 21st-century starts here, only bested by the more obviously commercial Finding Nemo ($12.3m), The Incredibles ($18.4m) and Toy Story 3 ($32.7m).

In the 5km, Michael's time was only bested by two former Winter Olympic champions.

Laurie scored a 15.366 on the beam during qualifications, only bested by gymnastics juggernaut Simone Biles, who scored a 15.633.

2011 was a record year only bested by the $397.2 billion the defense industry received in 2008 from the Pentagon.

Lakor and Gershon have taken to anticipating my every wobble, and take turns putting out a steadying arm for me, their timing only bested by their gentleness.

That's its second lowest tally ever, only bested in by the fantastically slim 3.8% sequential quarter growth that the company posted in the fourth quarter of 2013.

While Obama's victory was solid, he only bested McCain by six percentage points.

Earnest old Albany not only bested a bid by Belgium, but according to him, it fended off a pair of after-the-fact counteroffers from other states.

For here was a car that in terms of speed (155 mph top speed) could only be bested by a few Ferraris and Maseratis, and in terms of grace was matchless.

Gustafsson's 7-1 career mark inside the UFC is only slightly bested by Jones' 12-1 UFC record, and both men own victories against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and TKOs over Vladimir Matyushenko.