How to Use outmuscle in a Sentence

outmuscle

verb
  • Lohrei went back to play it but, for the second straight night, he was outmuscled for the puck.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Tommy Doyle outmuscled and ran over the 21-year-old.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • But his lean build meant he was outmuscled by bigger SEC receivers at times.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Then, Pavel Zacha outmuscled Egor Chinakhov for a puck in the corner.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In the first meeting, Indiana outmuscled the Ducks in their own backyard.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 4 Jan. 2026
  • If Sutton outmuscles Sainstril on the outside, Nix could tee off.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The Sox have won 10 of 15 games and could outmuscle the Twins completely back into the doghouse over the next three days.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
  • The Pistons outmuscled the Bulls, scoring 68 points in the paint compared with the Bulls’ 38.
    — Matt Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Detroit outmuscled Chicago, scoring 68 points in the paint, compared to the Bulls 38.
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • For four quarters, the Dream outmuscled and outworked the Valkyries in what became a 79-63 loss for the expansion team.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Scheierman, who also had seven assists, six rebounds, two steals and a block, outmuscled Carter on the ensuing possession to force a jump ball and help secure the win.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Newcastle have struggled to win aerial duels from opposition corners, often being outmuscled in the air to concede 10 times from these situations.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • And for the second US goal, De Ketelaere outmuscled the American captain and outjumped him to head the ball past Matt Freese.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • A week after the Lions beat them at their own game by outmuscling them on offense and defense and delivering a punishing rushing attack en route to victory, Baltimore still hadn’t gotten its groove back.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The company has largely outmuscled global behemoth Starbucks in China by slashing prices and offering a menu featuring a huge variety of options to cater to local tastes.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Fannin caught Sanders' pass at the 9 near the left sideline after Gifford lost coverage and then outmuscled Renardo Green and Ji'Ayir Brown to get into the end zone.
    — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Eriksson Ek outmuscled defenseman Wyatt Kaiser on his third-period rebound goal after Quinn Hughes’ elusive play before firing into traffic.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Purdy was 3 of 5 for 58 yards on the drive, including a 33-yard pass that Kittle caught at the Cleveland 7, outmuscling Browns safety Ronnie Hickman for the ball.
    — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The White House’s pressure has pushed Africa’s biggest economy closer to China — the two recently signed a free-trade agreement — even as Washington is looking to outmuscle Beijing on the continent.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026

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