How to Use beat out in a Sentence

beat out

verb

• Velour beat out over a dozen other kids to get the role.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024
• He was elected county recorder in 2020, beating out Fontes for the seat.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
• The 15-plus-pound fish beat out the previous state record by a little under a pound.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 15 June 2023
• The girls outdoor team beat out Largo for the Class 2A state title by four points, thanks in part to the balance throughout the Bulls’ lineup.
  — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
• Lee beat out a primary challenger last month that took her on over the issue.
  — Bruce Siwy, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
• Pacino also wasn't the only actor Ford had to beat out to win the part of Han Solo.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
• James barely beat out Marlinga in this race two years ago.
  — Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
• This was the year a proud single mother beat out a reigning champion.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Gimenez appeared to beat out a infield single, but a Chicago challenged turned it into the third and final out of the night.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 May 2022
• For the year, however, it got beat out by Beverly Hills Cop and Ghostbusters.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 July 2023
• Although more than six in ten said each of these taxes was too high, the local property tax beat out the others.
  — Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• The goal likely would be a top-four seed, and that would mean having to beat out two of Cleveland, Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2022
• The Flames then responded quickly with Walker Duehr beating out Ingram for the tied score.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
• The offense also beat out the defense in one-on-one drills between the wide receivers and cornerbacks, prompting the latter to do some pushups.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• Ramírez beat out an infield single behind second base with one out.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
• That’s well past last year’s top game, Hogwarts Legacy, which sold 12 million copies in two weeks and ended the year beating out even Call of Duty.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
• Yeti cooler The main name in upscale coolers, Yeti beat out some new-style models on the market in our reviewer’s tests.
  — Leslie Yazel, wsj.com, 7 Nov. 2023
• The sale also coincides with a two-year high for Amazon’s share price, beating out its value around the time Bezos last sold shares.
  — Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
• Your dedication may beat out the talent of someone else.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
• The 1991 film was beat out by The Silence of the Lambs for the award, but won accolades for best original score and original song for the tale as old as time's titular track.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023
• Lopez beat out redshirt freshman Bishop Davenport, a Utah State transfer, for the third-team spot.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 28 Aug. 2023
• The combination of vanilla ice cream, cookies and mini chocolate chips helped this treat to beat out last year’s winning Hold the Cone!
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
• Over the weekend, the ladies beat out Germany 87-68 in the group phase; at press time, the American ballers are winning against Nigeria in their quarterfinals game.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
• After getting drafted out of Stanford in the fifth round in 2019, Bailey beat out incumbent Ryan Allen for the starting job.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022
• The key for Cummins, industry watchers say, will be to adapt to shifting standards and beat out competitors trying to do the same.
  — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2024
• Just see where blue-sky thinkers overcome flagpole-runners, or where needle-movers beat out ocean-boilers.
  — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 13 June 2023
• Alabama is third in those, beating out both the Seminoles and their in-state rival Florida.
  — Matt Stahl | [e-mail], al, 11 Aug. 2023
• He was named the Bucs’ starting quarterback in August, beating out teammate Kyle Trask.
  — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
• The Ororo heated gloves beat out 15 other pairs during our testing.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
• During a campaign stop in Indiana in 1968 when a TV cameraman’s battery unexpectedly caught fire and then his shirt did, too, Kennedy rushed to him to beat out the flames with her bare hands.
  — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024