How to Use outstanding in a Sentence

outstanding

adjective
  • You did an outstanding job on the project.
  • Outstanding among the menu items were the tomato soup and the swordfish.
  • The painting is an outstanding example of the artist's style.
  • As a president, he was outstanding in many ways.
  • Tonight we will honor the school's most outstanding students.
  • She had several outstanding parking tickets in her car.
  • Her novels are outstanding for their complex characters and interesting plots.
  • He left a balance of 50 dollars outstanding on his account.
  • The progress has been outstanding, and there’s more to come.
    Jae Sook Evans, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Their bills make up about half of all outstanding debt in the country.
    Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • Diaz was outstanding from beyond the arc and at the free throw line.
    Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Richardson was charged with murder and a firearms charge as well as the outstanding charges.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The team, the camaraderie this year’s just been outstanding.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 29 July 2023
  • The bank has about $16 billion of AT1 debt outstanding.
    Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The brief recap of Episode 2 at the beginning of this was outstanding.
    Eddie Small, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The museum’s shows at the gallery have been outstanding.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2022
  • By f/8, the zoom delivers outstanding contrast through most of the frame, with sharp detail at the edges.
    PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Of the three outstanding House races, two are in California and one is in Iowa.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Now, the Magic have to travel to face a Suns defense that is outstanding both for the season and at home.
    Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The rest of the troupe was on point all night long, led by the outstanding work of founding members Roger Steen on guitar and Prairie Prince on drums.
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • And the shopping is too—the vintage shopping is outstanding.
    Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2023
  • With a loan still outstanding, the simplest way to sell your car is through a dealership.
    Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Kennedy said Harris had an outstanding warrant for felony DUI at the time of the deadly crash.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2023
  • His growth has been outstanding and the future appears bright right now at QB for Green Bay.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The first season of the prequel has been outstanding, our TV critic says.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Police added that there were no outstanding suspects in the case.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • As of late March, Yellow had an outstanding debt of about $1.5 billion.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 July 2023
  • At the time of his arrest the male suspect had two more warrants outstanding from a court in Madrid, said police.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 21 July 2022
  • The proceeds from the sale would go to lender Fannie Mae to pay the outstanding balance loan and the expenses of the receivership.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
  • One person was arrested at the scene of the search for outstanding warrants and a drug charge unrelated to the original case, according to the statement.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025

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