How to Use outwork in a Sentence

outwork

verb
Definition of outworknext
  • In terms of shots attempted, the Panthers outworked the Coyotes, 82-54, for the game.
    — Walter Villa, miamiherald, 25 Mar. 2018
  • The Red Wings were frustrated after being outworked by the Canucks in a 5-1 loss.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2019
  • There should be plenty of chances for Towns to outwork his opposition on the glass tonight.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2022
  • And the campaign believes success will come, that O'Rourke is sure to outwork his competitors on the ground.
    — CBS News, 19 July 2019
  • Just always having that mind-set that no one is going to outwork me, no one is going to put in more work than me.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2018
  • That's how he's made his name in this league, by just being high motor and being able to outwork who's ever across from him.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The Pacers outworked the Cavs, out-hustled them and – yes indeed, this definitely needs to be a word – out-cared them.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2018
  • The Tide has played poor defense, has had a malfunctioning offense and has been outworked on the backboards.
    — Rainer Sabin, AL.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • No one’s going to outwork him and people gravitate to that.
    — Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021
  • This and that: Nice play during the final minutes of the scrimmage, when Hodgins outworked Dunn near the pylon to catch a 40-yard touchdown pass.
    — oregonlive.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Critics are trying to put out what Hilgemann called a false narrative that Screnock's team was outworked by the Democrats.
    — Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Ohio State also got outworked consistently for what felt like the first time in a while, certainly the first time in Big Ten play.
    — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • His answers usually call back to that creed — to the blue-collar mindset and belief that no one is going to outwork you.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The first half ended with the Heat outworking them to a four-shot possession, grabbing some of those offensive rebounds on the bounce.
    — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2018
  • But no one could outwork my dad, who prided himself on working up to 12 hours per day, seven days per week, well into his 70s.
    — Jodie Briggs, Longreads, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Hitters battle the count and find ways to outwork opposing pitchers.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Future first-round pick because of talent and will outwork everyone in the building.
    — Matt Zenitz | [email protected], al, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The champ had made a name for himself at heavyweight by staying on the outside and outworking heavier opponents.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 18 Feb. 2020
  • In both of his drills, Dashng Kora lugged in badly midway before leveling late and ran hard in last 12.4 gate drill when outworked by one length.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Even with the uncontrollable challenges of injuries, the Knights still outwork most of their opponents on defense.
    — Shannon Green, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • In reality, Abdul-Salaam had been outplayed — or perhaps simply outworked — in the week of practice leading up to the match.
    — Sam McDowell, kansascity.com, 9 June 2017
  • But he was outworked by Pacquiao and, by his own admission, beaten by a man in better condition.
    — Chris Mannix, SI.com, 22 July 2019
  • Morris saw had an ideal frame for a defensive end and a player who outworked everyone else.
    — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Even with a lead, ASU looked internally at the defense to outwork Lipscomb’s budding efforts.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Never once did Russell believe any of those big men, who may have earned hundreds of millions more than him, would ever be able to score on him, or outwork him, or screen him from a rebound.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
  • The Flyers were outplayed, outshot, and outworked in the first period — against a going-nowhere team that had lost 10 straight — and fortunate to be in a scoreless tie after 20 minutes.
    — Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • And a classmate of Shults described her as a true pioneer who outworked her male counterparts not only for herself but for all the women fighting for a chance.
    — Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • And seemingly the entire premise of this Heat roster and season is that our less-talented roster will outwork your roster.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Originally a second-round pick in 2011, Mack has had to outwork and outthink fellow players to carve spots for himself on team rosters.
    — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • They've been outworked by the Celtics through two games, have turned 50-50 balls into a much less equal opportunity by not fighting for them and have struggled at times to even hustle back on defense.
    — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2018

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