"outshine by" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used to describe something or someone that surpasses or exceeds another in terms of brilliance, excellence, or attractiveness. Example: Despite being known as a prestigious and well-respected university, Harvard was outshined by its rival, Yale, in the latest college rankings.
The Knicks have made Linsanity a distant, happy memory, outshined by a 54-win season and the first tangible hopes of a championship in 13 years.
"Many brands like Rolex will never come to Only Watch if they are going to be outshined by the price for Patek Philippe," Mr. Pons said.
The amorphous nature of Cole's interests can be frustrating, but these moments are outshined by pages of expansive writing and palpable suspense.
With the exception of superstars like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, golfers are faint stars in the American firmament, outshined by football, basketball and baseball players.
By the end of the N.B.A. finals, the stars had been reduced to flickering penlights — outshined by a Mavericks team with less A-list talent, but more depth, teamwork and stubborn will.
He brought out Fabolous for the thunderous collaboration "Make Me Better," and was happily outshined by Rihanna, who emerged in a glittery red minidress for a duet on "Hate That I Love You," which Ne-Yo wrote.
Boldface Names The Daytona 500 usually brings out its share of stars, and Sunday's event was no different, even if they were outshined by President George W. Bush's appearance.
Liu Xing's delight is soon tempered by the discovery that Reiser's research team is a sort of scientific sweatshop staffed with other Chinese recruits, by the shock of seeing his main rival from Beijing arrive to compete with him, and by the horror of finding that Reiser, despite his easygoing airs, deeply resents being outshined by his protégé's brilliance.
Instead, he got outshined by a 12-year-old girl.
