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Definition of Outpassed
1. outpass [v] - See also: outpass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outpassed
Literary usage of Outpassed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"... went spinning round for terror, and holding each other in embrace, there in
the darkness that outpassed them all, and left them tiny and daunted. ..."
2. A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great by John Bagnell Bury (1913)
"But while he far outpassed the utmost limits of Assyria in some directions, he
left unconquered the great kingdom of the south, which had once been part of ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1866)
"Some days afterwards, this free- trade movement having outpassed the limits which
were judged safe or convenient, a sudden embargo, in the shape of a severe ..."
4. A History of Spanish Literature by James Fitzmaurice-Kelly (1898)
"... the superior develop-1 ment of the Galician, which so far outpassed the
Castilian in flexibility and grace as to invite comparison with the Provencal. ..."
5. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"... King of kings did choose her for his inheritance, and so affectionately, that
we believe the Roman eagles have hardly outpassed the banner of the cross. ..."
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