English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com
Login Flashcards

Examples of “outclass” in a Sentence

3 example sentences showing how to use outclass, grouped by meaning.

verb To be clearly much better than someone or something else.

  • In the IQ test, he outclassed all the other applicants.
  • The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek. — Tasha Robinson, Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits (2012)
  • The 7th and 8th classes are identical with the Cape engines placed in service at the turn of the century, and are now outclassed for main line work but are used for shunting at the large depots and on one or two of the branch lines. — O. S. M. Raw, The Rhodesia Railways—II (1940)