Sentence examples for the outplayed from inspiring English sources
verb
To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than.
- We were outplayed at tennis, but we outplayed them at football.
Like the outplayed Pacers last Wednesday, the Lakers spent so much energy trying to recover from Indiana's first-half barrage that they had little left to finish a potential comeback.
The outplayed Blues had only Ceri Sweeney's 66th-minute penalty to show for their evening's efforts.
For most of the match the Netherlands outplayed South Africa.
Despite trailing 13-7 athehe intermission, the Ravens outplayed the Patriots in the second half on both sides of the ball en route to a 28-13 win.
The Zanesville Signal claimed the Mark Greys outplayed the Panhandles in every aspect and called the game "one of the best ... of the season".
The Bruins outplayed the Trojans in the first quarter and retook the lead early in the second quarter on Jordan Lasley's second touchdown catch of the game.
The Swiss outplayed the US 9-4 in the other semi-final, though the Americans had been level at 3-3.
But the Cowboys outplayed the Giants early, and the Giants became the first defending champion to lose its opener in 13 years.
Never mind that Michael Jordan did most of the outplaying, and that some of his other playoff conquests -- Karl Malone, John Stockton, Charles Barkley and Gary Payton -- still command reverential treatment from their fans.
The Red Wings outplayed the Sharks from the start.
After a scoreless, hard-hitting first period, the Rangers outplayed the Devils for much of the second.
