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Definition of Outmanned
1. outman [v] - See also: outman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outmanned
Literary usage of Outmanned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"Leaving Captain Colo in command of the camp, we pushed on towards Booneville,
chasing the cowardly wretches who outmanned us two to one. ..."
2. Democratic Ideals and Reality: A Study in the Politics of Reconstruction by Halford John Mackinder (1919)
"... and outmanned a few years later. The surrender of the German fleet in the
Firth of Forth is a dazzling event, but in all soberness, if we would take the ..."
3. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"... and outmanned, were also outgeneraled. The Germans gave out officially that
by their retirement they had completely upset the British plan for an attack ..."
4. The Clouded Lens: Persian Gulf Security and U.S. Policy by James H. Noyes (1982)
"Arab forces have always numerically outgunned and outmanned Israeli forces by a
very wide margin. Fine as US weapons are, the October 1973 Middle East war ..."
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