beat out
verb
beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out
1
: to make or perform by or as if by beating
2
: to mark or accompany by beating
3
: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base
Examples of beat out in a Sentence
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Lee beat out a primary challenger last month that took her on over the issue.
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Bruce Siwy, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Senior Daniel Baker beat out, but Wheeler stayed at second.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
His fish weighed 3 pounds, 2 ounces, and beat out the previous record by more than half a pound, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, which made Lara’s record official on Wednesday.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
In 2023, the tequila and mezcal spirits category brought in $6.5 billion in revenue, beating out sales of American whiskey and falling just short of vodka’s $7.2 billion in revenue, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 1 May 2024
Yes, Emmy Russell beat out Mckenna Breinholt and Julia Gagnon as the last name to advance.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2024
Individually, machines beat out animals in almost all of these categories.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2024
Before the big event, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal some of the winner highlights, including Taylor Swift beating out her boyfriend Travis Kelce in the Best Creator or Influencer Collaboration, Features (Social) category, winning both the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
In the strategic banking industry, French-Polish executive Slawomir Krupa beat out a French rival for the top job of Societe Generale SA in 2022.
—Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
Bruce Siwy, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Senior Daniel Baker beat out, but Wheeler stayed at second.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
His fish weighed 3 pounds, 2 ounces, and beat out the previous record by more than half a pound, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, which made Lara’s record official on Wednesday.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
In 2023, the tequila and mezcal spirits category brought in $6.5 billion in revenue, beating out sales of American whiskey and falling just short of vodka’s $7.2 billion in revenue, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 1 May 2024
Yes, Emmy Russell beat out Mckenna Breinholt and Julia Gagnon as the last name to advance.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2024
Individually, machines beat out animals in almost all of these categories.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2024
Before the big event, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal some of the winner highlights, including Taylor Swift beating out her boyfriend Travis Kelce in the Best Creator or Influencer Collaboration, Features (Social) category, winning both the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
In the strategic banking industry, French-Polish executive Slawomir Krupa beat out a French rival for the top job of Societe Generale SA in 2022.
—Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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