outnumber
verb
out·num·ber
ˌau̇t-ˈnəm-bər 
outnumbered; outnumbering; outnumbers
: to exceed in number
Examples of outnumber in a Sentence
With 20 girls and 10 boys in the class, girls outnumber boys by 2 to 1.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Colma, California, is a necropolis where the dead outnumber the living by a thousand to one.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
In Austin, sellers outnumber buyers by 130%.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Confederate leaders like Lee, Jackson, and Davis have more than a hundred statues between them, outnumbering those dedicated to Black Americans and to all but two American Presidents.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outnumber
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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outnumber
verb
out·num·ber
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈnəm-bər
: to be more than in number
girls outnumber boys in the class
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