OUTWIT in a Sentence
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Example sentences for OUTWIT, such as:
1. By disguising himself as an old woman, Holmes was able to outwit his pursuers and escape capture.
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Meanings and Examples of OUTWIT
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outwit
v. outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
Classic Sentence:
1 The cotton mills of England were standing idle and the workers were starving, and any blockader who could outwit the Yankee fleet could command his own price in Liverpool.
2 Then the peasants were vexed that the small peasant should have thus outwitted them, wanted to take vengeance on him, and accused him of this treachery before the mayor.
3 Pavel snatched the cup and drank, then made Peter give him the bottle and slipped it under his pillow, grinning disagreeably, as if he had outwitted someone.
4 de Chevreuse--who, though exiled to Tours and believed to be in that city, had come to Paris, remained there five days, and outwitted the police--the king flew into a furious passion.
5 He reluctantly departs, but his wrongs weigh upon his spirit, and by-and-by when an opportunity comes to redress them, he outwits Mamma by a shrewd bargain.
Example Sentence:
1 By disguising himself as an old woman, Holmes was able to outwit his pursuers and escape capture.