How to Use outshoot in a Sentence

outshoot

verb
  • The Stars were outshot 11-3 at the time.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Denver had been outshot 25-6 at that time but kept at it.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • They were outshot, 17-8 in the second.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The Penguins have outshot the Sharks in four of five games in the finals.
    — Chris Gordon, New York Times, 10 June 2016
  • The Avs outshot the Stars, 34-18.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The Leafs as a whole took their foot off the gas and were outshot 14-6 in the final frame.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
  • By the 77th minute, the Union had outshot the Crown 11-6.
    — Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Those two alone teamed to outshoot the Spurs from 3-point range, going 6 of 12.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • 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 Frost outshot the Victoire 11-1 in the third.
    — ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • The Frost outshot the Victoire 11-1 in the third.
    — CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • 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
  • The Quakes had more of the ball than the Timbers and outshot them 29-14.
    — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
  • The Wings outshot the Aces from the free-throw line by a margin of 22 to 12.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
  • The Bruins were outshot for the fourth straight game, this time by a 30-19 margin.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Over the first nine minutes, the Avs were outhit 7-2 and outshot 6-2.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The Ducks outshot the Wild 15-3 in the third period.
    — Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
  • With him on the ice in five-on-five play, the Blackhawks were outshot 10-2 and outscored 3-0.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The Pride created very little with the ball at their feet, outshot 14-3 in the first half.
    — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The Vietnamese, who were outshot 28-0, never were going to win the match.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • 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 Current outshot Utah 15-6 in the second half.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The Sharks outshot the Kings 41-14 but lost their fifth straight game of the season on home ice.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • The Wild were outshot 13-3 in the first period, yet led 2-0.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The Falcons outshot the New York school 44-22.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The Gophers were outshot 39-15 by the hosts, but Di Pasquo stood tall.
    — Staff Report, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The Badgers outshot Villanova from 2-point and 3-point range, but still lost.
    — Peter Keating, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Thatcher Demko made 34 saves in the loss as the Canucks were outshot 37-15.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • 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

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