Examples of outfox in a Sentence
the prisoners outfoxed the guards by tunneling beneath the prison walls
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Hansi Flick stands in the iconic ground’s dugout, and a Mourinho believed to be past his best would have to find a way to outfox the German and unravel his high-scoring outfit with a defensive high line.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
But even foxes can outfox themselves by their own designs.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles had already outfoxed the 49ers in 2021 by trading for Matthew Stafford, who was also on Shanahan’s radar.
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Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
2 Oct. 2025
No doubt remained that I’d been outfoxed.
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Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
But even foxes can outfox themselves by their own designs.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles had already outfoxed the 49ers in 2021 by trading for Matthew Stafford, who was also on Shanahan’s radar.
—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
2 Oct. 2025
No doubt remained that I’d been outfoxed.
—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outfox
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“Outfox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outfox. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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outfox
verb
out·fox
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈfäks 
: outwit
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