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.
  • Again, the fourth line did an outstanding job last night.
    — Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Trade in your green beer this year for one of these outstanding drinks.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
  • To pull that off was outstanding.
    — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Minter is an outstanding coach.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Their bills make up about half of all outstanding debt in the country.
    — Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • And the right-hander was outstanding on the mound as well.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The staff was amazing and the food was outstanding.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
  • The longer the notes are outstanding, the greater the return.
    — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 2 June 2025
  • That’s how outstanding talk landed with three noms last year.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Gone is one of our most outstanding members.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
  • His outstanding play means Reaves is in line for a big payday.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Diaz was outstanding from beyond the arc and at the free throw line.
    — Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Perich had an outstanding freshman year and a bit of a sophomore slump.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
  • What avenues are left open to us to collect the outstanding fines?
    — Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, Dak played outstanding.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
  • It cannot be overstated how outstanding the younger cast is.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Not outstanding by any stretch, but better.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Police added that there were no outstanding suspects in the case.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Richardson was charged with murder and a firearms charge as well as the outstanding charges.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 19 Aug. 2023
  • About half of all task force arrests have been for outstanding warrants.
    — Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
  • About half of all task force arrests have been for outstanding warrants.
    — Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The velo was outstanding and stuff was really played well.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026

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