How to Use outrank in a Sentence

outrank

verb

• The only topic to outrank the economy this week was the war.
• A general outranks a colonel.
• But even currently as the wife of the heir, she is outranked by Princess Anne.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
• The one event in the city's comeback story that outranks all that has gone before.
  — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2018
• No group of hitters has been so thoroughly outranked by its peers since the 2011 Mariners.
  — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 22 June 2018
• Slams that include all three species outrank those with only two species.
  — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 28 July 2017
• Hadi Nabil, who outranked the rest of the guys only by experience and swagger, made the call to load up and head back to base.
  — Victor J. Blue, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2017
• The son eventually outranked his father, rising to become the head of the Army, the service’s 36th chief of staff.
  — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
• And Arizona has the fourth-largest share of them, even outranking Florida.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
• The Supreme Court majority, of course, outranks the circuits and always gets the final say.
  — Andy Furillo, sacbee, 7 Aug. 2017
• Does Hayao Miyazaki’s master status outrank a dog and a robot who are in love?
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024
• Here, too, Denver outranks Detroit, at least on the surface.
  — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2017
• The group would be outranked only by iHeartMedia, which has more than 860 stations throughout the country.
  — Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 28 June 2017
• DeWine and Husted are largely considered the two heavyweights, outranking the rest in both name ID and fundraising.
  — Seth A. Richardson, cleveland.com, 3 July 2017
• Leonard protests mightily but he is outranked and outmatched by John Grey and leaves, pouting.
  — Roxane Gay, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2017
• This is the second straight year that comedy and sports have led the pack, outranking news in third place, in terms of listenership.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
• Prince Philip couldn't be king because a king technically outranks a queen.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
• Singapore and the two mainland ports of Shenzhen and Ningbo also outrank Hong Kong in terms of volume.
  — Joanne Chiu, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2019
• And in an April study in Science, researchers suggested much of the western United States is on the brink of a prolonged megadrought that could outrank anything in more than 1000 years.
  — Roland Pease, Science | AAAS, 20 Oct. 2020
• The highest-ranking card of the original suit played wins the trick unless a card from the trump suit (including the left bower) is played, which would outrank any other card.
  — Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• The officer, Joseph Dickerson, was a captain and outranked the lieutenant.
  — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
• Beyond the bands, many schools have multiple cheer squads and dance teams that easily outrank most high schools around the country and even some colleges — both in size and talent.
  — Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2022
• The post outranks many of London's most powerful and privileged.
  — Tiffany May, New York Times, 4 July 2023
• The lieutenant outranked Chief Gallagher but was younger and less experienced.
  — New York Times, 30 Nov. 2019
• But its influence outranks its size and the traditional faith of its leaders.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2019
• India outranked such countries as Syria and Afghanistan — second and third — that are currently at war.
  — Annie Gowen, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2018
• While men previously outranked women in line to the throne, the new Act meant that birth order superseded gender.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Apr. 2019
• The two schools jockey to outrank each other in academics and prestigious scholar programs, too.
  — Rachel Leingang, azcentral, 26 June 2018
• All things being equal, a positive New York Times story that just came out will probably outrank a negative one from a decade ago.
  — Nancy Marshall, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
• At 61, Johnny Depp has both handily outlived Modigliani and outranked him in terms of antemortem celebrity.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Dec 2024