How to Use outplay in a Sentence

outplay

verb

• She was outplayed in the tiebreaker and in the third set.
  — John Pye, Houston Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2018
• But the Suns new star was outplayed by the best player on the court — Kawhi Leonard.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
• The Nuggets outplayed the Paces and earned this victory.
  — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2018
• By the end of the year, Walker had outplayed Nijman and won the job.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• But the facts are that Texas outplayed Alabama on both sides of the ball.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023
• Whose go-to guys are going to outplay the other go-to guys?
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
• On Sunday, the Bears were outplayed from tipoff until the end.
  — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2023
• The reason: He’s simply outplayed Josh Smith, who was the Rangers’ first choice as a fill-in.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
• But football is a team game, and the guys who were on the field were badly outplayed by the league's last-place team.
  — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• The Reds simply outplayed the Cubs this weekend at Wrigley Field.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
• The margin of defeat in each loss was just one goal, and the Wave outplayed Chicago most of the first half.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
• It’s not easy to outplay a top-15 ranking in the Dallas area, but Salter has done it so far.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2020
• Even the smallest countries are getting a chance to outplay the Brits.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
• Yet in none of those games had Ohio State been so thoroughly outplayed on both sides of the ball.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2019
• The Lions outplayed the Bears up front in terms of pass protection.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2019
• Like Toronto, Chivas hit the road and was outplayed Tuesday.
  — Brian Straus, SI.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• Barcelona, outplayed in the first half, won 2-1 thanks to two superb second-half goals from Luis Suarez.
  — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• Mrazek outplayed Howard going into the All-Star break, earning the right to grab the starter reins coming out of the break.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2018
• Turning on the switch, the Sixers were able to outplay Miami in the fourth quarter of the last two games.
  — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• Trexler entered the playoff matches the No. 2 seed and outplayed No.
  — Zach Horrall, Indianapolis Star, 10 Feb. 2018
• Although the final stat sheet shows a one-goal margin, the Oilers were outplayed in the loss.
  — Jackson Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
• The second unit has been outplaying the first at times, granted.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• Reiff outplayed Flowers in the first meeting, but Flowers has been on a tear since.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2019
• Still, here is a group that mostly outplayed Barcelona at home in the league—somehow losing with almost the last kick of the game.
  — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• Davis outplayed Green, who had been key to the Warriors evening the series with a similar romp in Game 2.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2023
• After a noon kickoff, Purdue scored on an 83-yard wheel route pass on the first play of the game and then went on to outplay the Buckeyes for most of the day.
  — cleveland.com, 20 Oct. 2017
• Over the last five weeks, Martínez simply outplayed Thompson.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023
• The Hawks have been able to outplay teams early this year so there’s a solid bet on Atlanta in to win the first quarter spread.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
• Chimps can outplay humans in a strategy game, and New Caledonian Crows make their own tools that enable them to capture prey.
  — Gary Stix, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
• Broncos have thoroughly outplayed Saints, but 13-7 would feel like a hollow victory at half.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024