| The reflected light off the spaceship intensified until it almost outshone Venus, the evening star, which was poised above the western horizon. |
| The family run-around has outshone the flashy roller as the car blushing brides are most likely to ride to church in on their big day. |
| This poem has outshone all the other works of the poet to whom it was misattributed. |
| The greatest delight and the highest reward of the teacher came when his pupil outshone him. |
| Scott Hamilton grabbed a hat-trick of tries, but even he was outshone by his colleague on the right flank. |
| He also played on the school's football team, but generally Flanagan outshone him in everything. |
