Explore Outgunning through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Outgunning meaning
present participle and gerund of outgun
Using Outgunning
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of outgun
Context around Outgunning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Outgunning
- In this selection, "outgunning" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, despite, year, police and tekamah stand out and add context to how "outgunning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bushmaster were outgunning police wounding and this year outgunning tekamah herman. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "outgunning" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with outgunning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Yutan was able to exact revenge this year, outgunning Tekamah-Herman in a Friday night shootout, 41-36. (18 words)
When the ’s Captain Stänge saw the British cruisers approaching, he too decided to withdraw, despite outgunning them with his eleven-inch guns. (23 words)
In 1997, in what became known as the North Hollywood shootout, two bank robbers wielding semi-automatic rifles including a Bushmaster were outgunning police, wounding 11 of them plus six civilians, until officers barged into a gun store. (38 words)
In 1997, in what became known as the North Hollywood shootout, two bank robbers wielding semi-automatic rifles including a Bushmaster were outgunning police, wounding 11 of them plus six civilians, until officers barged into a gun store. (38 words)
When the ’s Captain Stänge saw the British cruisers approaching, he too decided to withdraw, despite outgunning them with his eleven-inch guns. (23 words)
Yutan was able to exact revenge this year, outgunning Tekamah-Herman in a Friday night shootout, 41-36. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
In 1997, in what became known as the North Hollywood shootout, two bank robbers wielding semi-automatic rifles including a Bushmaster were outgunning police, wounding 11 of them plus six civilians, until officers barged into a gun store.
When the ’s Captain Stänge saw the British cruisers approaching, he too decided to withdraw, despite outgunning them with his eleven-inch guns.
Yutan was able to exact revenge this year, outgunning Tekamah-Herman in a Friday night shootout, 41-36.