Outwitting is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Outwitting meaning
present participle and gerund of outwit
Using Outwitting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of outwit
- In the example corpus, outwitting often appears in combinations such as: and outwitting.
Context around Outwitting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Outwitting
- In this selection, "outwitting" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, continually, danny, gods, justice and obstacles stand out and add context to how "outwitting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include instead of outwitting them and monsters and outwitting gods he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "outwitting" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with outwitting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Super Eagles hitman, Victor Moses (right), outwitting his opponent, during a World Cup qualifier. (14 words)
Like an outlaw continually outwitting justice, the Scharnhorst was a notoriously “lucky” battleship, weathering numerous attacks by British bombers. (19 words)
Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus’ (Lance Reddick) master bolt and stop an all-out war. (23 words)
He insisted that despite the trillions of naira allegedly expended on the military by the APC’s administration in the last four years, “the dreaded Boko Haram is still more vicious and appearing to be outwitting the Nigerian military. (39 words)
Rosco frequently initiated car chases with Bo and Luke Duke, but the Duke boys usually eluded Rosco by outwitting him, with Rosco typically wrecking his patrol car as a result from which he would nearly always escape unscathed. (38 words)
Danny has an intense rivalry with Dennis the Menace, highlighted in a strip where the two compete to find a treasure under The O2 Arena and ending with Danny outwitting Dennis; they often argue in crossover strips. (37 words)
Example sentences (8)
Barb (also a barkeep and part-time mercenary) does the same thing in The only difference was that she shot her enemies instead of outwitting them.
Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus’ (Lance Reddick) master bolt and stop an all-out war.
He insisted that despite the trillions of naira allegedly expended on the military by the APC’s administration in the last four years, “the dreaded Boko Haram is still more vicious and appearing to be outwitting the Nigerian military.
Like an outlaw continually outwitting justice, the Scharnhorst was a notoriously “lucky” battleship, weathering numerous attacks by British bombers.
Super Eagles hitman, Victor Moses (right), outwitting his opponent, during a World Cup qualifier.
Although player characters are substantially weaker than many of the dangers they face, the game is one of the first to encourage problem solving and outwitting obstacles, rather than out-fighting them.
Danny has an intense rivalry with Dennis the Menace, highlighted in a strip where the two compete to find a treasure under The O2 Arena and ending with Danny outwitting Dennis; they often argue in crossover strips.
Rosco frequently initiated car chases with Bo and Luke Duke, but the Duke boys usually eluded Rosco by outwitting him, with Rosco typically wrecking his patrol car as a result from which he would nearly always escape unscathed.
Common combinations with outwitting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: