Sentence examples for while outnumbered from inspiring English sources

The narrative designed for internal consumption was fiction moulded around a kernel of fact: the pharaoh was indeed cut off from his army, he did face a chariot onslaught while outnumbered, and he did inflict casualties.

While the outnumbered Charlestonians tended to favor muted office attire over the kaleidoscopic cruisewear of some tourists, what truly set them apart as they entered the overhauled, 204-year-old structure was their amazed expressions.

While protesters outnumbered supporters outside the convention center, inside was a different story.

And while still outnumbered, female voices only became more represented when they were also on-camera and their faces or bodies were shown.

African-Americans had made up 15 percent of the auto manufacturing workforce in 1945 increasing only slightly to 16 percent by 1960, even while blacks outnumbered whites in the city of Detroit.

Howe's failure at Savannah led to criticism from Georgia state officials, who believed he had abandoned the state to the British, as well as from fellow Continental Army generals, such as William Moultrie, who criticized Howe for even attempting to resist the British while being so greatly outnumbered.

While too heavily outnumbered to stop the measure in either house, the Republicans plan to challenge it in court immediately.

While they are outnumbered by more than 26,000 male referees, the FA hopes that the women's contingent includes a handful of budding Masseys.

In the Melian dialogue of Book V — where the Athenians assert that might makes right and that resistance is futile, while the hopelessly outnumbered Melians are forced to put their trust in fate — the author gives his text a remarkable physical resemblance to the script of a play, with the names of the "characters" abbreviated before their respective speeches.

Edward found himself outnumbered; while retreating, he learned that Warwick and Clarence had called for open support of the rebellion.

Fortunately, while they are outnumbered, there are several powerful Net Neutrality champions on Capitol Hill, like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Henry Waxman, Jay Rockefeller, Ed Markey, Jay Inslee and many others.