How to Use outdraw in a Sentence

outdraw

verb
  • The hockey team, by far the worst in the NHL, still is outdrawing the Nuggets.
    Terry Frei, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2017
  • So the Avs are outdrawing the Nuggets by 1,027 per game.
    Terry Frei, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2017
  • The Tigers were the worst team in baseball last year and still handily outdrew the Red Wings.
    Ted Berg, For The Win, 19 Feb. 2018
  • It’s what’s known as a classic race, a coin flip: Does the pocket pair hold, or does the ace-king outdraw it to win?
    Maria Konnikova, The Atlantic, 23 June 2020
  • At some point this summer, the B’s could outdraw the A’s on a day when both teams are playing in Oakland.
    Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
  • The American League outdrew the National League by the end of the 1902 season.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
  • For much of the rest of the ’60 and well into the ‘70s, SDSU would outdraw the professional football team in town.
    Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Here are some of the Milwaukee concerts that outdrew him.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
  • The women’s March Madness final outdrew the men’s final match by millions of TV fans.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
  • And on Saturday night, the minor-league soccer team outdrew them.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 7 May 2018
  • In the other version, Cora grabbed Richardson by the collar, and when Richardson reached for his weapon, Cora outdrew him and killed him.
    Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Booking your event at a private club always outdraws a public course, since golfers will get to play a course that’s otherwise out of reach.
    Southland Golf, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2017
  • The silent film star was one of the most popular screen comedians in the 1920s, outdrawing even Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Ms. Kelly scored high ratings, but Mr. Carlson routinely outdraws her in the same time slot.
    Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2017
  • Thousands were turned away at the door, as the demand significantly outdrew the supply.
    Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The Mets’ attendance is rising, and while the Yankees still outdraw them, their attendance is falling.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2017
  • FC Cincinnati has routinely outdrawn the Reds this summer.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • With 18-to-49 viewers, Kimmel was tops, and Fallon in repeats outdrew new Colbert episodes.
    Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 June 2018
  • Curb did outdraw the final season of Barry (3.4 million viewers).
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
  • In fact, taped poker — taped poker! — often outdraws live soccer.
    Norman Chad Special To The Express-News, San Antonio Express-News, 7 May 2018
  • Low-cost index funds continue to outdraw stock- and bond-picking strategies, adding to the pressure on managers’ profit margins.
    Justin Baer, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019
  • Those in the industry countered with their knight, outdrawing the other group 5-to-1 before a monthly meeting of the California Horse Racing Board.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2019
  • And the women’s protest march on Washington last year easily outdrew Donald Trump’s inauguration the day before.
    Rick Hampson, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Ratings suggest that Friday nights and late starts can outdraw Saturday afternoons, when viewers have a variety of choices.
    David Wharton, latimes.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Kylee Kimosh, entertainment director for The Rustic, a Dallas bar with live music seven days a week, agrees that cover bands typically outdraw original acts and command larger fees.
    Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2020

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