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Definition of Outmatches
1. outmatch [v] - See also: outmatch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outmatches
Literary usage of Outmatches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Literary Studies by Walter Bagehot (1879)
"... to the combined force of adversaries, each of whom singly he outmatches in
strength, and all of whom together he surpasses in majesty and in mind. ..."
2. American Syndicalism: The I. W. W. by John Graham Brooks (1913)
"In contagious enthusiasm and rapidity of growth, this forerunner far outmatches
anything yet accomplished by modern Syndicalism. ..."
3. The Works of Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1825)
"If the weather drives him home, he sits in a room lighted only by glowing embers;
or by a lonely lamp outmatches the north star, to discover the habitation ..."
4. New America by William Hepworth Dixon (1867)
"... before upon a lively, simple portrayal of men and women aa they are, and upon
a gift of construct! venues wherein she outmatches most of her compeers. ..."
5. English Prose: Selections by Henry Craik (1907)
"... on Rackets, and on many other things—he displays a power of light and easy
writing which outmatches Hunt or Dickens on their own ground, while it always ..."
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