How to Use outmaneuver in a Sentence

outmaneuver

verb

• The name is the French word for small, fast ships of that earlier time, which could outmaneuver bigger ships.
  — Carol Besler, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
• Washington tried to outmaneuver the Bucks' bigs by going under the rim but Lopez was able to reach out with his left hand and swat the shot.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2023
• Of course, hackers will find ways to outmaneuver these plans.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2020
• He's got a quick first step and is able to blow by defenders with the dribble and outmaneuver for rebounds.
  — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 18 June 2020
• Five Star, outmaneuvered for more than a year by Salvini, has lost much of its support.
  — Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019
• The rookie coach is being outmaneuvered by Rivers — the last Celtics coach to win a championship.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
• Someone will try to outmaneuver you if given the chance.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 June 2024
• The defender will have to take on the bigger player or try outmaneuver him in order to make the tackle.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2021
• In the week ahead, use a smile and a cheery disposition to outmaneuver anyone who challenges your peace of mind.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2020
• But in the meantime, Fox and Comcast are trying to outmaneuver each other for Sky.
  — Meg James, latimes.com, 11 July 2018
• Many involved in the deal thought Icahn had outmaneuvered Trump.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 3 Mar. 2018
• The best way to outmaneuver Vladimir Putin is by convincing him Europe isn’t going to fold.
  — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022
• But when both sides are using AI, that same speed could add pressure to act fast (and think later) to avoid being outmaneuvered.
  — Lauren Kahn, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
• Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone are delicious as the two ruthless favorites of the monarch, who try to outmaneuver each other at all costs.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
• Jones holds the key to turning loose his group of playmakers that can outmaneuver just about anyone on any defense.
  — Charles Hollis, al, 29 Nov. 2019
• Rather than this brutal man and how someone outmaneuvered him and survived him.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2024
• Can Tucker do enough to outmaneuver someone who stands 7-1 with a 7-9 wingspan, such as Utah big man Rudy Gobert?
  — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 11 July 2020
• This one is based less on numbers of weapons and more on novel tactics and technologies, meant to outwit and outmaneuver the other side.
  — David E. Sanger and William J. Broad, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2018
• In this case, the person who took credit for the scheme in emails conceded in a mixture of Luganda and English that he had been outmaneuvered.
  — Matt Stevens, New York Times, 28 May 2024
• Harbor seals usually outmaneuver them, and can come behind them, bite them and chase them away.
  — Joe Mozingo, oregonlive, 16 May 2021
• Kim appeared to have solved the problems that plagued the Musudan — and perhaps outmaneuvered the U.S. sabotage program.
  — Author: David E. Sanger, William J. Broad, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2018
• But with Trump outmaneuvered in Panama and the hotel in the owners’ hands, the arbitrator declined to reinstate the Trump team.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• Shiite rivals bent against a second term for Mr. Abadi could seek to outmaneuver him by allying with the Kurds.
  — Isabel Coles and, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
• Things got a little hot for him after Lenin’s death in 1924, and in the ensuing power struggle he was outmaneuvered by Joseph Stalin.
  — Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
• Still, the unions had been outmaneuvered by the studio and government working in concert, leaving a bitter taste for many on New Zealand’s left.
  — Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2017
• The teams all work to outmaneuver one another and pressure test an existing strategy or come up with a new one.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 May 2022
• Hoping for one last score, Priest must now outmaneuver the cartel and two corrupt police officers to find his path to freedom.
  — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
• And his mastery of the rulebook has helped maximize his team’s chances and even enabled Vrabel to outmaneuver Belichick.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
• Nightfall can set the stage for an acrobatic high-stakes drama in the air — a swirl of bats and their prey each trying to outmaneuver the other in aerial pursuit and escape.
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 May 2024
• Where peers moved through quicksand at the end of races, hamstrung by their physiology, Sydney outmaneuvered each sinkhole.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 8 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024