How to Use outweigh in a Sentence

outweigh

verb
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  • This issue outweighs all others in importance.
  • She outweighs her sister by 10 pounds.
  • In my opinion, the pros of this tool far outweigh the cons.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The board held that the video’s harms outweighed its news value.
    — Reuters, CNN, 30 June 2023
  • Or, as my doctor says, the treatment in which the pros outweigh the cons.
    — New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2024
  • This is a day when the needs of others may outweigh your own.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The $100 pay outweighed any reticence Dlin had about the job.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
  • For those with a long-term view, the gains tend to outweigh the short-term volatility.
    — Roselyne Wanjiru, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • Even so, the appeal of the deal can outweigh other concerns.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
  • That said the rewards can outweigh the risks and everyone loves to be a founder these days.
    — Sairah Ashman, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The Good News: Even though God will test you in life, his good deeds always outweigh any bad.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 2 May 2022
  • Do the pros of her visit, slated to end Wednesday, outweigh the cons?
    — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 3 Aug. 2022
  • His play can lack control and awareness at times, but the good outweighs the bad.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
  • While this has been proved true, the change is very small, and the health effects appear to outweigh the lower rates of crime.
    — Beth Ann Malow, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Regardless of what is going on with your boyfriend, the question is, do the pros outweigh the cons?
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022
  • But the level of love that comes with it outweighs everything.
    — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • His brawn outweighs his brains, but his heart outweighs his brawn.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The challenges outweigh the successes if the world is to avoid the worst effects of warming, The Guardian reports.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The agency deemed that the benefit to adult smokers looking to quit outweighed the risks to youths.
    — David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In this event, a lower 10-year Treasury yield could outweigh the risk of more fiscal debt.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • If that personal life starts to outweigh what the work is, then your work suffers.
    — Melody Chiu, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Still, the risks for Mr. Putin could easily outweigh any gains.
    — Carlotta Gall Anton Troianovski David E. Sanger Carly Olson Carly Olson Christina Anderson Valeriya Safronova Matthew Mpoke Bigg Matthew Mpoke Bigg Valeriya Safronova Maria Varenikova Jonathan Abrams Matina Stevis-Gridneff William J. Broad Nailah Morgan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • For these groups, the need for shelter far outweighs the number of beds available.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • If that were to happen, the printer's pros would far outweigh the cons, and the C125 MF could become a true bargain for a broad range of users.
    — David English, PCMAG, 4 July 2024
  • Chances are, the free shipping won't outweigh the cost of your membership.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • And around then, marine plastic will finally outweigh all the fish in the sea.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Italy has the third oldest population in the world, and deaths far outweigh births.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2022
  • While the policy shift has drawn criticism from police watchdogs who say the risks outweigh the potential upsides, the NYPD insists high-speed chases are sometimes necessary.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • At the center of the case is whether the government’s national security interest outweigh the free speech concerns raised by TikTok and a group of creators that challenged the law as violating the First Amendment.
    — Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025

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