How to Use outmaneuver in a Sentence

outmaneuver

verb
  • But in the case of the stork, the bird saw the drone and outmaneuvered it.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Way too much time is spent by both parties trying to outmaneuver each other on something that is wrong and unfair.
    — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But how can anyone claim that a country securing a trillion-dollar pledge has been outmaneuvered?
    — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Krüger trained Filou to test out a working theory that seals use their whiskers to outmaneuver fish trying to escape them.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
  • On Sunday, though, Denver’s head coach was outmaneuvered on the bulletin board.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
  • These officers can outrun you, outmaneuver you through dense downtown traffic and scout out any funny business in large crowds.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • So Afroman took his anger, and his case, to the internet, working to outmaneuver the deputies in the court of public opinion.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Flat, flexible teams outmaneuver rigid command chains.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • We are frequently being outmaneuvered, crushed, or ignored.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • May built one of the most dominant teams in Big Ten history by outmaneuvering his peers in the transfer portal.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • The question is no longer whether Vannacci will influence the vote, but whether Meloni can contain, co-opt or outmaneuver her challenger.
    — Giada Zampano, Fortune, 15 June 2026
  • How will both countries’ robotaxi operators outmaneuver each other for market share?
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Frady is caught in something confusing and unexpected, his stance of paranoid preparedness unable to outmaneuver this, and what’s coming.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Heavy doses of match coverage take heavy doses of mental discipline, and the Broncos were outmaneuvered a few too many times by Jacksonville.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
  • In the end, Seattle outmaneuvered and outbodied the Sparks, snatching steals and flipping the ball around the perimeter until the Storm fired off a shot.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Relay is a smart, small-scale espionage film focused on operatives outmaneuvering one another.
    — Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Errani and Vavassori outmaneuvered the Top 5 singles players.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • That one of the biggest and most economically central industries got outmaneuvered by a sector that was, until recently, on the fringes speaks to the new pecking order.
    — Rachel Witkowski, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But he was outmaneuvered by a bipartisan groundswell of support from lawmakers and the public, and eventually dropped his opposition.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Novo and Lilly have sought to outmaneuver one another with price cuts for cash-paying customers whose insurance plans don't cover the medications.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The Strategic Powerhouses These names are inspired by women who lead with their minds, outmaneuvering everyone in the room.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Throughout the novels, characters tell stories to persuade, intimidate, and outmaneuver each other.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Living under one roof, contestants must navigate shifting alliances, outmaneuver their rivals and adapt to an ever-changing game where trust is limited and every move has consequences.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • Soon, the European LNGs might find themselves being outmaneuvered by others, such as China.
    — Ike Brannon, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • As a result, the collapse of Stockmann’s crusade feels rushed—especially in the pivotal town-meeting scene, in which his brother, the mayor, outmaneuvers him and fellow-citizens shout him down.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The ferocity of their scenes together, aided by Arias’ devoted yet outmaneuvered Thea, sets the production ablaze with erotic danger.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The arrangement will give Disney more heft at the negotiating table with distributors and new firepower in its effort to outmaneuver streaming rivals.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
  • As their bold production takes shape, a rival white theatre mounts its own Richard III just blocks away, threatening to undermine, overshadow, and outmaneuver them.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The question, analysts say, is no longer whether Vannacci will influence the vote, but whether Meloni can contain, co-opt or outmaneuver a challenger carving out political space to her right.
    — ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Two generals agreed with Ashley's characterization, stressing the view that on the front lines, Ukraine was outmaneuvering Russia.
    — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 9 June 2026

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