How to Use outperform in a Sentence

outperform

verb
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  • The stock has far outperformed the S&P and Nasdaq since Goodarzi took the helm.
    — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • There has been no recession and the economy outperformed in the last three months of the year.
    — ABC News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Can the Big Three of wireless continue to outperform the rest of Wall Street?
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 23 May 2022
  • That was good enough to outperform the S&P 500, but only because tech stocks turned in such a lousy week.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Before the iPhone 14 launch, Kuo said that demand will outperform the iPhone 13.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The big question is whether EM assets can outperform U.S. stocks and bonds.
    — Nick Sargen, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • Trump has outperformed his polls in the past — sometimes by big margins.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
  • It’s long felt like a fact of life that the U.S. economy outperforms Europe’s.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
  • Investing in the Siegel+Gale’s index of the world’s simplest brands can outperform the stock market as well.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Despite this, the stock has managed to outperform the S&P, which returned roughly 55% over this same time.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • Masters of these disciplines have managed to outperform the stock market — at least some of the time.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 10 May 2024
  • The stock has consistently outperformed the market, and the recent dip offers a chance to get back on board.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 17 July 2024
  • The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.5%, outperforming its peers.
    — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And Brown is in a similar bucket as Tester, faced with having to outperform Harris and Walz to keep his seat.
    — Stephen Neukam, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Wall Street banks that earn lots of fees from clients can outperform if there is a question about a slower pace of rate increases.
    — Telis Demos, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
  • In fact, during the past 25 years, stocks kicked out of the average has outperformed their replacements.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Stakeholders in the art world widely claim art has outperformed the S&P500 in recent years.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • None stand out more than Montgomery’s schools where students in magnet schools far outperform the non-magnets in the district.
    — Trisha Powell Crain | [email protected], al, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Greatest Works of Art outperformed them all, but by exactly how much isn’t clear.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • And benchmark tests already showed the Galaxy S22 can’t outperform the iPhone 13 series that was released last year.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The net is that, in short-term trials (a year or less), low-carb diets outperform other diets by a few pounds (under 10).
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Pair it with a few stems from your local florist for an affordable present that far outperforms its modest price point.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Drones with four rotors, called quadrotors, outperform birds in open spaces, per the statement.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Teasing the twists to come in the upcoming third season, Cumming said some of the titular traitors even outperformed him.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2024
  • But there’s a catch: the Liberty alum, strong-armed and elusive yet uneven as a passer, will have to outperform his draft slot (86th) and earn a starting job.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The tech-heavy Nasdaq, which has been racing past its peers, outperformed in recent trading.
    — WSJ, 13 June 2023
  • But Gibbs said Taco Bell is outperforming its rivals in the fast food industry.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Not least of these is what will happen when the AI Scientist begins to outperform humans.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The stock market over long periods tends to outperform bonds and cash investment, but at the cost of much greater volatility.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • Republicans hope the results will look like 2016 when Trump outperformed his polls.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Nov. 2024

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