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Definition of Outplayed
1. outplay [v] - See also: outplay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outplayed
Literary usage of Outplayed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia by John Mactaggart (1876)
"... which is, outplayed by those who stood and played also; then, if this happen,
and the divide too at the same time, this person is said to be—back and ..."
2. The Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide. edited by Joseph T Whittelsey, Irving C Wright (1901)
"In each of the first two sets the Eastern pair, though unaccustomed to each other,
outplayed the Californians. Their ground strokes were faster ..."
3. Outing (1893)
"Princeton was outplayed in every particular, except interference. The weakest
spot was at center. This is the first time on record that any college outside ..."
4. Typical Newspaper Stories by Harry Franklin Harrington (1915)
"... Harry Payne Whitney, leader in polo; and James Thorpe, victor in athletics.
Ouimet, a tall, slender youth, just past his teens, outplayed and ..."
5. The Badminton Magazine of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1901)
"Utterly outplayed at Adelaide, where the heat prevented our men from sleeping,
... Our men being outplayed at all points, we lost four of the five Test ..."
6. The Book of Athletics by Paul Withington (1914)
"Remember that a player who won't be outplayed can't be outplayed. After each
charge and tackle, make up your mind to do a little better the next time. ..."
7. A Memorial to William Steinitz: Containing a Selection of His Games by Charles Devidé (1901)
"... which was rather regarded as one of his vagaries, his victory being ascribed
to the fact that he outplayed Anderssen as he then outplayed everyone else ..."
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