Examples of outflank in a Sentence
The army outflanked the enemy.
trying to outflank the competition
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Fanatics purchased Topps for nearly $500 million three years ago from long-time owner Michael Eisner after outflanking the Disney chairman for MLB and player trading card rights.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
To the extent that the United States attempts to deny technologies to China, the only sustainable approach involves working with allies and other countries so that the United States is not outflanked by China and lose technology leadership in the rest of the world.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
Chelsea tried to bring Lukaku back from Everton but were outflanked by Jose Mourinho and Manchester United, before pivoting to Alvaro Morata of Real Madrid.
—The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
For Iran, Hezbollah was supposed to be the cornerstone of its strategy to outflank superior adversaries, such as Israel, with armed proxies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
To the extent that the United States attempts to deny technologies to China, the only sustainable approach involves working with allies and other countries so that the United States is not outflanked by China and lose technology leadership in the rest of the world.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
Chelsea tried to bring Lukaku back from Everton but were outflanked by Jose Mourinho and Manchester United, before pivoting to Alvaro Morata of Real Madrid.
—The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
For Iran, Hezbollah was supposed to be the cornerstone of its strategy to outflank superior adversaries, such as Israel, with armed proxies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Outflank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outflank. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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outflank
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out·flank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈflaŋk 
: to get around the side of (a military formation)
outflank the enemy
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