How to Use outshoot in a Sentence
outshoot
verb-
By the end, the Courage outshot the Thorns 16-4, but five on target and none found the back of the net.
— Alicia Delgallo, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Oct. 2017 -
The Penguins have outshot the Sharks in four of five games in the finals.
— Chris Gordon, New York Times, 10 June 2016 -
For the game, the Islanders outshot the Blue Jackets, 27-23.
— The Associated Press, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2016 -
The Blast outshot the Silver Knights 24-14 in the first half, but both goalies were mostly up to the task.
— Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 12 Mar. 2018 -
Jares' shot attempt proved to be the lone one on the day for Muskego, which was outshot 15 to 1.
— Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2018 -
The Timbers outshot the Sounders 10-5 in the match, but only put two of their shots on goal.
— Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, 13 May 2018 -
Those two alone teamed to outshoot the Spurs from 3-point range, going 6 of 12.
— Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019 -
After struggling to find chances in the first half, the Pride outshot the Thorns 9-7 in the second half.
— Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 15 July 2019 -
The Wildcats outshot the Cougars 67 percent to 33 percent in the first.
— USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2018 -
The Wings had two power plays in the period, and outshot the Avs, 16-6.
— Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2023 -
The Wild had three full power plays, and half of a fourth in the first period, and outshot the Stars, 12-4.
— John Shipley, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024 -
The Bruins were outshooting the Rangers 28-9 at that point.
— Vin A Cherwoo, courant.com, 27 Oct. 2019 -
The Wings outshot the Islanders, 14-8 in the first period.
— Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2018 -
Michelle Alozie had two assists for the Bulldogs, who outshot the Pride, 18-10.
— courant.com, 4 Sep. 2017 -
The Canucks got off to a fast start with three goals in the first period while outshooting the Rangers 20-13.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019 -
The Pride created very little with the ball at their feet, outshot 14-3 in the first half.
— oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023 -
The Earthquakes, who outshot the Dynamo 5-3 before the break, scored in the 22nd minute on a play off a corner kick.
— Field Level Media, The Mercury News, 26 June 2019 -
Rooney was at her best as the Americans killed two penalties in the third when the Finns outshot them 10-8.
— Teresa M. Walker, chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2018 -
The Vietnamese, who were outshot 28-0, never were going to win the match.
— John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023 -
An Austin team that outshot Houston in the first half earned some of the game's earliest chances.
— Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, 11 June 2019 -
Pittsburgh was outshot throughout the first two rounds of the playoffs.
— Will Graves, The Seattle Times, 30 May 2017 -
Wasilla outshot the Wolves 7-3 in overtime but couldn't come up with the game-winner.
— Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Nov. 2017 -
Both sides battled back-and-forth throughout the first half, with the U.S. outshooting Spain, 6-2.
— Thom Craver, CBS News, 24 June 2019 -
Portland outshot the Dash 22-14, though Houston had six shots on frame compared to five for the Thorns.
— Joel Odom, oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2023 -
But the Predators outshot them 11-5 in the third with the late flurry forcing overtime.
— Teresa M. Walker, The Denver Post, 18 May 2017 -
Bernier had his hands full as the Bruins at one point were outshooting the Wings by a two-to-one margin.
— Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2020 -
Tri-Town found its rhythm in the second, outshooting the Eagles, 16-6.
— Sean Begin, courant.com, 17 Mar. 2018 -
Portland outshot Seattle 15-5 in the first half, but managed to put just two of those shots on goal.
— Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, 27 May 2017 -
The game remained scoreless in the second period, and the Panthers outshot the Rangers, 11-9.
— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024 -
Dallas ended the game with a better field goal percentage than the Aces but were outshot six to 14 from three-point range.
— Sam Joseph, CNN, 8 July 2024
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