Wondering how to use Besting in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Besting meaning
present participle and gerund of best
Using Besting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of best
- In the example corpus, besting often appears in combinations such as: besting the, besting her, of besting.
Context around Besting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Besting
- In this selection, "besting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, finals, sunday, row, china, sue and 16th stand out and add context to how "besting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 8 after besting profit and and a row besting my american. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "besting" sits close to words such as aditi, aegon and aerobics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with besting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And for “besting” the Marin Independent Journal by a week. (10 words)
But this time, it will be Boutier besting Green on her home turf in Paris. (15 words)
He pointed to a poll conducted for his campaign that showed him besting the Republican. (15 words)
The 19U squad won the Western Girls Hockey League regular season and finals, besting the Colorado 14ers in the finals 5-1 back on Feb. 3. They won the Rocky Mountain District title on Sunday, besting the Idaho Vipers in the finals in Chandler, Arizona. (45 words)
Breen caught her defender with an up-fake before going off one leg to kiss a layup off the glass, gaining the record and putting a stamp on her career in a Massachusetts uniform, besting Sue Peters’ record that stood for 43 years. (43 words)
All this new debt in the name of besting China and politicizing Russia (I mean, world peace), AI, and the green revolution, a revolution that is and will be won and run by Asia - see the so-called need to best China. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
The 19U squad won the Western Girls Hockey League regular season and finals, besting the Colorado 14ers in the finals 5-1 back on Feb. 3. They won the Rocky Mountain District title on Sunday, besting the Idaho Vipers in the finals in Chandler, Arizona.
All this new debt in the name of besting China and politicizing Russia (I mean, world peace), AI, and the green revolution, a revolution that is and will be won and run by Asia - see the so-called need to best China.
And for “besting” the Marin Independent Journal by a week.
As of 2022, I was the world’s top airplane maker for the fourth year in a row, besting my American archrival.
Breen caught her defender with an up-fake before going off one leg to kiss a layup off the glass, gaining the record and putting a stamp on her career in a Massachusetts uniform, besting Sue Peters’ record that stood for 43 years.
Clinton County picked up an all-important win last Tuesday, besting 16th District opponent Monroe County in a down to the wire contest, 44-42, at The Castle.
Fetterman was elected to an open, previously Republican-held Senate seat in Pennsylvania last year, besting Trump-backed celebrity TV health trend promoter Dr. Mehmet Oz in a high-profile contest.
In terms of games played, Judge (810) is the fastest player in major league history to that milestone, besting Ryan Howard (855).
Over in the boys’ competition, East Ruimveldt Secondary had the other electric performance of the day, besting Hope Secondary 8-0.
St. Louis City SC gave fans what they came for, besting Charlotte FC 3-1 contributing to their 5-1 start to the season.
The Jaguars went 9-8 last season and won the AFC South, besting the Los Angeles Chargers in a thrilling playoff game.
Viv Tomlinson and Sally Hardy from Westridge bagged silverware with 40 points on count back, besting Ryde’s Tricia Warner and Jo Rowley.
With a sprinkling of the skin cells on herself, she can travel from universe to universe in a matter of seconds, besting even her beloved brother in speed.
But this time, it will be Boutier besting Green on her home turf in Paris.
He pointed to a poll conducted for his campaign that showed him besting the Republican.
If the Egyptian people regarded Pharaoh as a god, it would make sense that the opponent constantly besting their monarch with supernatural plagues would have certainly also been perceived as a god.
Like the besting of Hull KR in the Super League game that preceded this one, it is also another victory over a team likely to rival them in the upper echelons – another tick in the box.
She took top spot in the women’s one mile race, besting a field of 28 runners.
Applied Materials is up 2.8% after besting profit and sales projections and providing upbeat fourth-quarter guidance.
Both teams entered Friday night’s showdown off the strength of a ranked win –– Ohio State besting Rutgers this past week, and Wisconsin pulling off an upset against Nebraska Sunday.
Common combinations with besting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- besting the 10×
- besting her 3×
- of besting 2×
- for besting 2×
- race besting 2×
- after besting 2×
- by besting 2×