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Outshine


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To shine forth.
  • (v. t.) To excel in splendor.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And an outstanding team of ministers who easily outshine anything the other parties can offer."
  • (2) As we report, Johnson, fresh from outshining Cameron at the post-Olympics rally, is planning a series of appearances both at the Tory party conference in Birmingham next month and afterwards during which he will focus on his successes in 2012 – securing re-election as London mayor in May and fronting the Olympics.
  • (3) He also gave what was widely seen as by far the best speech of the party convention season, outshining Obama's own effort in Charlotte.
  • (4) They did not want a Tony Blair or a David Miliband or forceful German or French politicians strutting the international stage, setting the policy agenda and outshining them.
  • (5) Money, connections and media attention can be a gift for a young scion seeking to outshine his or her famous parent, but they can also be a curse and some, like Jones, go to great lengths to avoid them.
  • (6) Thirty years after he first took home the coveted prize, the 67-year-old singer-songwriter became the oldest recipient of a Brit award on a night that saw the old guard outshine music's young starlets.
  • (7) What remains are the films and the discs, equalling in their mastery and outshining in their breadth those of his equals, Furtwängler and Toscanini.
  • (8) Johnson is expected to talk with great wit, some self-deprecation, and many references to the classics, about his brilliant summer outshining the prime minister.
  • (9) Yet critics say that no matter how much cash is in the system, China will not outshine Hollywood until its film-makers are given more creative space.
  • (10) Mr Miliband could not just play safe, but had to outshine his brother Ed, who stressed core Labour values without clearly defining them, and also the plain-speaking Andy Burnham, who talks bluntly about everyday anxieties – such as scrambling around for cash for the meter – in a manner that will force both Milibands to keep their message simple.
  • (11) Our planet would seem, in Carl Sagan's phrase, a " pale blue dot ", very close to a star (our sun) that outshines it many billion times – a firefly next to a searchlight.
  • (12) Like many on the autism spectrum, the young man in his 20s possessed an impressive range of IT skills to match or even outshine most university graduates.
  • (13) The biggest surprise, though, is that Gustavo also ran 16.3km with the ball at his feet, once again outshining the Barcelona forward.
  • (14) Why did Robin Day become a national institution, one of the most immediately recognised people in the land, outshining in reputation and respect other television stars whose shows commanded far larger audience figures, and, as he much resented, far higher salaries?
  • (15) In a world of competing "starchitects", whose celebrity reputations often outshine their buildings, none come more starry than Gehry.
  • (16) Martin said he did not fear being eclipsed as the main opposition party by Sinn Fein, some of whose Dáil deputies outshine Fianna Fáil ones in debates inside the Irish parliament.
  • (17) Difficulties occur only with the retroillumination photography in that the infrared light for imaging may outshine the red fixation light during exposure.
  • (18) The advantage of better illumination must, nevertheless, be paid for with a levelling of contrast, as the bright light outshines the fine differences (e.g., tubercles in yhr mucous membrane).
  • (19) The massive sales haul of Band Aid 30 , which features Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, One Direction, Olly Murs, Rita Ora and Bastille, outshines Band Aid 20’s first-week sales in 2004 - their version of the song sold 297,000 in its first seven days.
  • (20) Luckily for Cameron, the UK could outshine the rest of Europe, with a 10% boost to economic output per head and 400,000 jobs in the long-term, according to the Bertelsmann Foundation, based in Germany.

Shine


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.
  • (v. i.) To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
  • (v. i.) To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.
  • (v. i.) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.
  • (v. t.) To cause to shine, as a light.
  • (v. t.) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them.
  • (n.) The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.
  • (n.) Sunshine; fair weather.
  • (n.) A liking for a person; a fancy.
  • (n.) Caper; antic; row.
  • (v. i.) Shining; sheen.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Two of the largest markets are Germany and South Korea, often held up as shining examples of export-led economies.
  • (2) The NYT article further shines further light into this murky affair, in which both News International and the Metropolitan Police have so far been evasive, to say the least."
  • (3) So, at the end of her life, Williams, with other Hillsborough families, was recognised not as part of some Liverpool rabble but as a shining example: an everyday person embodying the extraordinary power and depth of human love.
  • (4) In a country crisscrossed from sea to shining sea by some of the world’s longest and most famous roads, what could be more simple?
  • (5) It's ironic given this sector is the one shining beacon of potential growth and job creation.
  • (6) Yes, Shine, the company she set up after a controversial departure from Sky, was helped by an output deal with that branch of the family firm.
  • (7) A world of hidden wealth: why we are shining a light offshore Read more However, the Nahmad lawyers have also insisted that because the painting is not in New York and the IAC is based in Panama, the court case should not be allowed to proceed in the US.
  • (8) The list is split between on and off-screen talent, including Sherlock producer Sue Vertue, the writer of Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley, Sally Wainwright, and Elisabeth Murdoch , founder of MasterChef producer Shine.
  • (9) What we need is international action now, and that’s precisely what we are doing today with real concrete action in the war against tax evasion.” He said the transparency rules on beneficial ownership showed that Britain and other governments were working to shine a spotlight on “those hiding spaces, those dark corners of the global financial system”.
  • (10) Murdoch is chief executive and chairman of Shine, one of the UK leading independent production companies; Hoberman is a non-executive director of the Guardian Media Group, which also publishes MediaGuardian.co.uk; and Highfield now has a senior role at Microsoft.
  • (11) But no one was looking, as the sun was simply shining too brightly for HMV.
  • (12) The current IRS controversy does not excuse sham political organizations masquerading as social welfare organizations, and shines a light on the critical need for campaign spending disclosure legislation.
  • (13) There was a decision to preference a new entrant into the WA political field, an Australian Aboriginal, who happens to be a member of the National Party, and to symbolically, I suppose, display him in the preference list … Where possible, where we see shining stars in individual parties, like Scott, or this guy from the Nats, we should individually preference them higher.
  • (14) "Right now the sun is shining and it's totally quiet – normally there is a lot of wind.
  • (15) A safety net to catch those fallen on hard times, come rain or shine, boom or bust, it would be there for all those who had paid in.
  • (16) Shine waited 18 hours before she could see her baby for the first time and reflected on how Google Glass could have been used in those initial 18 hours to ease some of her apprehensions and fears.
  • (17) The events in Carlisle shine a rather different light on the problems facing BHS than its bosses have outlined.
  • (18) A DfE spokesman says: "We are shining a light on the performance of local authorities on a whole range of different indicators which need to be considered jointly.
  • (19) For me, the shining example of hope and freedom on Lesvos is not its statue but its people.
  • (20) Yet all agreed that the more diverse the routes into a legal career the better, because at least once people from diverse backgrounds were in they had the chance to shine.

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