Examples of outrank in a Sentence
A general outranks a colonel.
The only topic to outrank the economy this week was the war.
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Merrick Garland continues his bid to outrank Eric Holder as the most partisan attorney general in American history.
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Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 18 Jan. 2025
In part, that’s a reality borne of circumstance: 87 percent of billionaires around the world are men, and women continue to be vastly, outrageously outranked in executive positions within the tech industry.
—Katie Drummond, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
The scale is consistent with Nielsen’s monthly Gauge report, a snapshot of monthly TV viewing across linear and streaming in the U.S., where YouTube has consistently outranked Netflix and other streamers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
According to a recent report from Expedia, 42% of Americans say that spotting the northern lights is their top bucket-list experience—outranking long-time favorites like Egypt’s pyramids and the Great Wall of China.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 18 Jan. 2025
In part, that’s a reality borne of circumstance: 87 percent of billionaires around the world are men, and women continue to be vastly, outrageously outranked in executive positions within the tech industry.
—Katie Drummond, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
The scale is consistent with Nielsen’s monthly Gauge report, a snapshot of monthly TV viewing across linear and streaming in the U.S., where YouTube has consistently outranked Netflix and other streamers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
According to a recent report from Expedia, 42% of Americans say that spotting the northern lights is their top bucket-list experience—outranking long-time favorites like Egypt’s pyramids and the Great Wall of China.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrank. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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outrank
verb
out·rank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈraŋk 
: to rank higher or be more important than
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