How to Use outweigh in a Sentence

outweigh

verb
  • This issue outweighs all others in importance.
  • She outweighs her sister by 10 pounds.
  • But the bad doesn’t outweigh the good.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In my view, the good very, very much outweighs the bad with him so far.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But the pros of living here far outweigh the cons.
    — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This is a day when the needs of others may outweigh your own.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Can an abundance of bike parks outweigh a lack of taco joints?
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Dec. 2025
  • But the talent outweighs the age as well.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • His costs outweigh his revenue at this point.
    — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The board held that the video’s harms outweighed its news value.
    — Reuters, CNN, 30 June 2023
  • His brawn outweighs his brains, but his heart outweighs his brawn.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Across all three games, though, the pros vastly outweigh the cons.
    — Eirik Gumeny, Wired, 31 Aug. 2021
  • That said, the good outweighs the baffling.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • This trade idea brings in more talent but could the cost outweigh the return?
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The allure of quick, easy money should not outweigh the risks.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Surely that right must outweigh the right of speeders to break the law.
    — Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • Or, as my doctor says, the treatment in which the pros outweigh the cons.
    — New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2024
  • His play can lack control and awareness at times, but the good outweighs the bad.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The key is whether those benefits outweigh the trade-offs.
    — Andy Busser, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Not quite so keen on the shade of yellow/green for the trim, but the good outweighs the bad here.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The cost of this war outweighs the benefits.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • For those with a long-term view, the gains tend to outweigh the short-term volatility.
    — Roselyne Wanjiru, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • But life milestones still tend to outweigh headlines.
    — Jessica Lautz, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The right to protest does not outweigh the right to get food, fuel and goods across our border.
    — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The upsides outweigh any of the challenges.
    — Corey Buhay, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
  • But global need far outweighs that support.
    — NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
  • There is no shame in deciding that the risks outweigh the savings.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • By his early teens, the pull of golf began to outweigh hockey.
    — Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The economic impact in the case of oil leaks outweighs the short-term gains.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • Should the tape alone outweigh the measurable?
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026

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