How to Use outvote in a Sentence

outvote

verb
Definition of outvotenext
  • The boys might be able to outvote from here 'till kingdom come.
    — Megan Friedman, Country Living, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Through this transfer, Garces was able to outvote the investors by 3-2.
    — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 8 June 2018
  • If Mary benefits from the park and Raymond is harmed by it, then Mary will outvote Raymond.
    — Eric Posner and Glen Weyl, Vox, 29 June 2018
  • There is only one hope for saving our democracy at this time and that is to outvote them at the polls while our votes are still counted.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2024
  • Will Democrats and Independents do so in enough numbers to outvote them?
    — Frank Rich, Daily Intelligencer, 28 June 2018
  • By crowding blacks into a few districts (and denying them the vote), the framers ensured that whites could never be outvoted.
    — The Economist, 2 Nov. 2019
  • The crowd listened politely, yes, and then outvoted him.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 June 2019
  • The early reports were focused on15 big counties in Texas and the Democrats outvoted the Republicans in those 15 big counties.
    — Fox News, 11 Mar. 2018
  • The transaction, which will value Grab at $40 billion, ensures that Tan will be able to outvote any outside investors.
    — Gregor Stuart Hunter, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Producer Lorne Michaels actually preferred her for the role of Regina but was outvoted in the end.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
  • After vigorous debate, we were outvoted by proponents of Granny, who calmly rocks in her chair on the porch of her house in the Streets of Old Milwaukee.
    — Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
  • Then the conservative board members outvoted Tucker to remove them from the rolls.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 July 2023
  • Note that, in Newey’s world, emotion is clearly outvoted by performance.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Democrats introduced their own spending plan, but were outvoted.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
  • That was a change over four years ago, when Republicans outvoted Democrats in early balloting.
    — Mike Ward, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The stakes are high, and although women traditionally outvote men even in non-presidential years, that doesn’t mean it’s always easy for us.
    — Celeste Katz, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2018
  • Those weren’t the only races where Democrats outvoted Republicans.
    — David Weigel, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
  • This led to Volcker being outvoted on a rate decision in 1986, though his opponents backed down.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Twin Cities, 9 Dec. 2019
  • And-- and for Republicans who are-- who are outvoted, ultimately on a-- on a committee like this not being in the majority, what-- what would that mean for them?
    — NBC News, 3 Dec. 2019
  • At issue is a pattern in which a simple majority of board members are outvoting the interests of residents.
    — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Yesterday, Democrats outvoted Republicans in only one of those, the 49th.
    — David Weigel, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
  • In recent years, Republicans have dramatically outvoted Democrats in primaries, but this year the trend appears to be shifting.
    — Alejandra Matos, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The notion that the younger electorate can outvote baby boomers to reduce their benefits significantly is highly doubtful.
    — Edward Conard, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The conservative Justices outvoted the liberals, 5–4, granting the stay.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Young people may completely surprise us this cycle and outvote a lot of different demographics.
    — Saba Hamedy, CNN, 27 May 2018
  • But if those voters are outvoted by people in France or Belgium, there will be much less willingness to accept the outcome because there is no broader solidarity across Europe.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Some investors balked at PetSmart’s terms and demanded tighter covenants, but they were ultimately outvoted by yield-hungry bondholders.
    — Soma Biswas, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The committee’s Brexit supporters were outvoted several times about the contents of its fourth report, issued today.
    — Robert Hutton, Bloomberg.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Though Democrats saw a larger surge in primary voters, Republicans still outvoted Democrats, casting a record 1.5 million ballots.
    — Nicole Gaudiano, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2018
  • But they were outvoted, rendering sentiment less relevant than the sheer practicality of a spring in which clocks are visible at every turn at Fenway South.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023

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