beat out
verb
beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out
1
: to make or perform by or as if by beating
2
: to mark or accompany by beating
3
: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base
Examples of beat out in a Sentence
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Individually, machines beat out animals in almost all of these categories.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2024
Before the big event, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal some of the winner highlights, including Taylor Swift beating out her boyfriend Travis Kelce in the Best Creator or Influencer Collaboration, Features (Social) category, winning both the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
In the strategic banking industry, French-Polish executive Slawomir Krupa beat out a French rival for the top job of Societe Generale SA in 2022.
—Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
He was elected county recorder in 2020, beating out Fontes for the seat.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Hayes beat out three Democrats, including one his top Republican opponent had supported, to make the final leg of the 75th Assembly District race an all-Republican affair.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Ampersand, a Fort Worth coffee shop, has beat out the big boys in the cafe game — name brands like Starbucks, Pete’s, and Dunkin’ — for a coveted corner of the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport concourse.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Reese beat out her fellow nominees — Iowa Women’s Basketball’s Caitlin Clark, San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy and Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez — for the 2023 award.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
During the Egg Roll, Roosevelt Ho narrowly beat out his sister Lincoln to cross the finish line first.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2024
Before the big event, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal some of the winner highlights, including Taylor Swift beating out her boyfriend Travis Kelce in the Best Creator or Influencer Collaboration, Features (Social) category, winning both the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
In the strategic banking industry, French-Polish executive Slawomir Krupa beat out a French rival for the top job of Societe Generale SA in 2022.
—Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
He was elected county recorder in 2020, beating out Fontes for the seat.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Hayes beat out three Democrats, including one his top Republican opponent had supported, to make the final leg of the 75th Assembly District race an all-Republican affair.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Ampersand, a Fort Worth coffee shop, has beat out the big boys in the cafe game — name brands like Starbucks, Pete’s, and Dunkin’ — for a coveted corner of the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport concourse.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Reese beat out her fellow nominees — Iowa Women’s Basketball’s Caitlin Clark, San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy and Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez — for the 2023 award.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
During the Egg Roll, Roosevelt Ho narrowly beat out his sister Lincoln to cross the finish line first.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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