How to Use outstanding in a Sentence
outstanding
adjective
- You did an outstanding job on the project.
- Outstanding among the menu items were the tomato soup and the swordfish.
- The painting is an outstanding example of the artist's style.
- As a president, he was outstanding in many ways.
- Tonight we will honor the school's most outstanding students.
- She had several outstanding parking tickets in her car.
- Her novels are outstanding for their complex characters and interesting plots.
- He left a balance of 50 dollars outstanding on his account.
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The progress has been outstanding, and there’s more to come.
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Jae Sook Evans,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2023
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Their bills make up about half of all outstanding debt in the country.
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Jessica Silver-Greenberg,
New York Times,
1 June 2023
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Richardson was charged with murder and a firearms charge as well as the outstanding charges.
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Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com,
al,
19 Aug. 2023
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The team, the camaraderie this year’s just been outstanding.
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Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com,
al,
29 July 2023
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By f/8, the zoom delivers outstanding contrast through most of the frame, with sharp detail at the edges.
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PCMAG,
28 Mar. 2024
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The rest of the troupe was on point all night long, led by the outstanding work of founding members Roger Steen on guitar and Prairie Prince on drums.
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Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2024
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And the shopping is too—the vintage shopping is outstanding.
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Anita Bhagwandas,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Oct. 2023
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With a loan still outstanding, the simplest way to sell your car is through a dealership.
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Ashley Donohoe,
Car and Driver,
28 Aug. 2023
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His growth has been outstanding and the future appears bright right now at QB for Green Bay.
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Jeremy Cluff,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Jan. 2024
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As of late March, Yellow had an outstanding debt of about $1.5 billion.
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
29 July 2023
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Yet Aniston's gorgeous look was far from the only outstanding outfit in the room, though.
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Hedy Phillips,
Peoplemag,
18 Oct. 2023
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In addition to the three hits in his first game, Frelick made two outstanding catches in right field.
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Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 July 2023
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The filings say Vice has outstanding debt of $834 million, dwarfing the amount that Vice was recently in talks to sell for.
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Lauren Hirsch and Benjamin Mullin,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 May 2023
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The outstanding orthotic support here makes these a prime choice for style and function.
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Maverick Li,
menshealth.com,
10 June 2023
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Three of the sacks belonged to outstanding linebacker Zyrus Fiaseu, who finished with a quarter of the tackles behind the line.
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Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2023
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The rookie made two outstanding plays at shortstop for double plays.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Sep. 2023
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In a tribute Monday, Putin called Berlusconi a dear friend and an outstanding politician.
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Francesca Ebel,
Washington Post,
12 June 2023
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Eden McCoy won for outstanding younger performer for her role as Josslyn Jacks.
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Beth Harris The Associated Press,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Dec. 2023
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The records check flagged outstanding warrants for their brutal attack on Selina Varich.
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Time,
2 Oct. 2023
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On Monday, Astra raised financing from a pair of investors to pay off that outstanding debt.
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Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
10 Nov. 2023
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The credits can only be used to reduce outstanding state income taxes owed, and can't be redeemed for cash.
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Jeff Amy,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2024
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That vehicle was stopped in Kenosha and the youth was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant there.
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Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2023
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