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Outwits is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Outwits in a sentence

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Outwits | Outwit

Outwits meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of outwit

Using Outwits

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of outwit
  • In the example corpus, outwits often appears in combinations such as: quickly outwits.

Context around Outwits

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

quickly 2× family 1×

Often after:

tom 1×

Sentence patterns with Outwits

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

man who outwits a smelly 1× simon quickly outwits him defeats 1× the family outwits their evil 1× who quickly outwits tom and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the family 1× following this the 1× jerry is the 1× surviving an attempt 1×

Common sentence endings:

in his schemes 1× save his village 1× scissors wielding duplicates 1× to his world 1×

Words around Outwits

Just before it in the word index:

outwith 26 outwit 27 outweighs 90 outweighing 23 outweighed 92 outweigh 183

Just after it in the word index:

outwitted 17 outwitting 8 outwood 6 outwoods 2 outwork 7 outworked 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Outwits

  • In this selection, "outwits" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, quickly, family and tom stand out and add context to how "outwits" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include man who outwits a smelly and simon quickly outwits him defeats. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "outwits" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with outwits

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Jerry is the quick-witted mouse, who quickly outwits Tom and ends up victorious in his schemes. (17 words)

Surviving an attempt on his life, Simon quickly outwits him, defeats him, and is sent back to his world. (19 words)

Following this, The Not-Invited Guest tells the tale of a lovable old man who outwits a smelly intruder to save his village. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

As the family outwits their evil doubles, the film opens up a larger mystery as it turns out that everyone else in Santa Cruz - and, it's implied, all over the United States - is also being attacked by their scissors-wielding duplicates. (42 words)

Following this, The Not-Invited Guest tells the tale of a lovable old man who outwits a smelly intruder to save his village. (23 words)

Surviving an attempt on his life, Simon quickly outwits him, defeats him, and is sent back to his world. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Following this, The Not-Invited Guest tells the tale of a lovable old man who outwits a smelly intruder to save his village.

Jerry is the quick-witted mouse, who quickly outwits Tom and ends up victorious in his schemes.

As the family outwits their evil doubles, the film opens up a larger mystery as it turns out that everyone else in Santa Cruz - and, it's implied, all over the United States - is also being attacked by their scissors-wielding duplicates.

Surviving an attempt on his life, Simon quickly outwits him, defeats him, and is sent back to his world.

Common combinations with outwits

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "outwits" in a sentence?
An example: "Following this, The Not-Invited Guest tells the tale of a lovable old man who outwits a smelly intruder to save his village." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "outwits" from authentic English texts.
What does "outwits" mean?
Outwits means: third-person singular simple present indicative of outwit
How many example sentences with "outwits" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "outwits", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.