How to Use outclass in a Sentence
outclass
verb- The new model outclasses all past models.
- She outclassed everyone else in the dance competition.
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They were blown off the field and looked outclassed the entire way.
— Jamie Samuelsen, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2019 -
Looked and sounded good, but seemed outclassed in this field.
— Aric Chokey, sun-sentinel.com, 28 June 2019 -
But there is one area where Nigeria outclassed the world: sales of its jerseys.
— Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 12 July 2018 -
Even though the Browns have been thoroughly outclassed en route to 0-4, they are favored against the 2-2 Jets.
— Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, 5 Oct. 2017 -
James plays with good leverage and has yet to be outclassed by his opponent in a prep game.
— James Smith, NOLA.com, 13 July 2017 -
Such was the case Sunday, when a middle-of-the-road rebounding team outclassed IU 37-21.
— Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2020 -
In this approach, the Cavs would focus on the old bench, which was up and down throughout the season and outclassed by the Warriors in the Finals.
— Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 16 June 2017 -
Things will not get any easier this week, as the Seahawks outclass the Rams in talent.
— Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2016 -
No group of pitchers has been so thoroughly outclassed since, well, since the 1970 White Sox and that's not a typo.
— Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 22 June 2018 -
On a day when the Colts were mostly outclassed by the Lions, the defensive line of scrimmage was at least one area the Colts held their own.
— Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2017 -
However, lifting the trophy proved to be a step too far for them, as they were outclassed 5-2 by Brazil in the final.
— SI.com, 26 June 2018 -
From the opening round, Alvarez outclassed Chavez with combinations to the head and body.
— By Santos A. Perez, miamiherald, 7 May 2017 -
They were outclassed from the start, and only monsoon-like conditions in the second half slowed down the Buckeyes.
— Ryan Ginn, ajc, 18 Nov. 2017 -
Yes, the opponents will improve in the weeks to come, but Samuel outclassed the reserves Saturday.
— Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2019 -
The Broncos were simply outclassed Thursday night by the Chiefs, falling 30-6.
— Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2019 -
So far Zambia, pummeled 5-0 by Japan, is the only newbie to be outclassed.
— John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023 -
From the start, the Buccaneers outclassed and outcoached a more talented team.
— Rob Maaddi, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024 -
Suarez Navarro had to save one match point in the 10th game before Wozniacki was outclassed in the tiebreaker.
— USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2018 -
The Bears were completely outclassed by the Packers from personnel to scheme.
— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023 -
But there’s no other way to describe it other than to say he was completely outclassed in this game.
— Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019 -
Still, they weren't totally outclassed, despite the score.
— Dylan Bumbarger, OregonLive.com, 22 Oct. 2017 -
However, Watford won't be judged based on an away trip to the best team in the world, and they were simply outclassed by a side on a different level to them.
— SI.com, 21 Sep. 2019 -
For now, a human can easily outclass anything AI can generate, but that may not be the case for long.
— Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2023 -
United were being outclassed and if Raheem Sterling had been more assured City might have gone in at the break perhaps four goals ahead.
— John Sinnott, CNN, 7 Apr. 2018 -
Witherspoon was simply outclassed by Usyk, who came in at a heavy 242 pounds after accepting the fight this week.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2019 -
Sure, a new MacBook Air is great, but if Apple can’t maintain specs to keep up with the times, it’ll quickly be outclassed by the competition again.
— Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 27 Dec. 2018 -
Not for the first time, the Met was outclassed by Opera Philadelphia, which operates on about one-thirtieth the budget.
— Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 -
They were outclassed at home by the division-rival San Francisco 49ers this past Thursday night.
— Vincent Frank, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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