OUTFLANK


Meaning of OUTFLANK in English

verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Republicans sought to outflank Democrats on the tax bill.

To the west, the army was outflanked by a huge number of British forces.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

After initial successes, Cunningham's offensive had been outflanked by Rommel and brought to a standstill.

And that was before Mr Jones had outflanked him with his marketing agreements.

Even our books were outnumbered and outflanked by their leatherbound tomes.

Ollokot overtook them and joined a group of warriors in resisting Captain Benteen's attempt to outflank the fleeing families.

Perserverance and resourcefulness will be required to outflank the roadblocks and get on with the commitment.

The Prussian gunner officer saw another troop of Dragoons threatening to outflank his position.

Were they trying to outflank me?

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