Outshone

Some even argue that this stocking-stuffer title outshone the more anticipated Half-Life and Team Fortress games that came bundled with Portal in the 2007 hit Orange Box for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At the Academy Awards last week, Kathryn Bigelow's gritty Iraq War movie "The Hurt Locker" outshone "Avatar" after a nail-biting campaign season. ❋ Moneycontrol.com [email protected] (2010)

Though Akshay was slightly apprehensive in helping Deepika considering 'how good women are at picking up skills', he was quite sure he wouldn't be 'outshone' by his leading lady. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But they're both outshone by Stephanie Gibson as Molly Molloy. ❋ Michael Giltz (2010)

"Telemarketing Telemann" will explore the works of Georg Philipp Telemann, a self-taught baroque composer who once outshone Bach and Handel. ❋ Peter Christian Hall (2010)

Nureyev's charisma was palpable; he stood taller, smelt better, walked prouder, and simply outshone all the others around him. ❋ Urizenus Sklar (2011)

Their dark figures were outshone by the 144 white-garbed Seraph who stood at attention around their queen. ❋ J. Robert King (2011)

Haley Barbour Miss. to turn the committee into a financial juggernaut that outshone even the Republican National Committee. ❋ Chris Cillizza (2011)

The fans made plain their displeasure at the continued shortcomings of Jordan Henderson and Carroll combined cost £53m, both of whom were substituted, and the way in which Swansea's unsung midfield outshone their own. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Jonathan Miller , an appraiser and president of Miller Samuel Inc., said the Manhattan market—which has outshone the performance of housing markets across the country in recent years—was "stable but fragile." ❋ Josh Barbanel (2011)

As for New York, they are coming off a hugely impressive win over the Patriots in New England – one in which Eli Manning once again outshone Tom Brady. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Yet this striking young soprano, making her Opera North debut, has a diamond-sharp delivery that is never outshone by her costume. ❋ Alfred Hickling (2010)

A 100-watt bulb is a bright bulb even if it's outshone by 1000-watt stadium lights. ❋ Mike Amato (2011)

Despite the fact that business morality was higher than on the mainland, Ah Chun outshone the business men of Honolulu in the scrupulous rigidity of his honesty. ❋ Unknown (2010)