Sentence example with the word 'outshone'

outshone

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But among the Greeks themselves the two works of Pheidias which far outshone all others, and were the basis of his fame, were the colossal figures in gold and ivory of Zeus at Olympia and of Athena Parthenos at Athens, both of which belong to about the middle of the 5th century.   [Please select]

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Whatever prettiness there may be in his red breast, at his brightest he can always be outshone by a brickbat.   [Please select]

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I said, just now, he might be at once outshone by a brickbat.   [Please select]

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Some of their attempts, however, have outshone those of the men of the eastern hemisphere.   [Please select]

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He was the universal landlord; the wealth and authority of his temples and establishments outshone those of the king.   [Please select]

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But the lady rabbits outshone the gentlemen rabbits in splendor, and the cut of their gowns was really wonderful.   [Please select]

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--for it outshone them all as the sun outshines the stars in heaven.   [Please select]

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