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- verb Past participle of
outsing
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Examples
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Although she can't hit the same high notes Jacob can, Haley is just as much of a stage presence as he is and wouldn't let herself be outshone and outsung by Idol's biggest diva.
American Idol Top 6 to Duet on Performance Night — Our Dream Pairings! 2011
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Fans leaving the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth, where England supporters had outsung the vuvuzelas, were pleased at the improved showing.
World Cup 2010: England supporters finally given some reward 2010
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Fine performances by the soloists added to the excitement, though the women outsung the men by a distinct margin.
Concentrated power of NSO's 'Messiah' revives an old chestnut Post 2010
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The Chileans were out in force and even outsung the Aussies which of course is no mean feat.
Archive 2009-01-01 Jeff 2009
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The Verdict - She gets outsung by Jason Castro, but with the bad performances this evening, all she needed to do was be semi-competent and all of her fans would come dialing to save her so she woudln't fall in the bottom three again.
YesButNoButYes: Haterade's Idol Anal-ysis (Round of 8) - 4/8/08 2008
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Take a popular song where you will not be outsung by the backup singers, a song that people know, and one that she can hit the vocals on.
YesButNoButYes: (American) Idol Thoughts - March 7, 2007 2007
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“Safe in the arms of Jesus!” sang the tipsy pianist; but he was outsung by Krafft, who, rising from his seat, gave with dramatic gesture:
Maurice Guest 2003
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But as his words and music are strictly original, and therefore cannot be judged by the usual canons, Beckmesser savagely marks down mistake after mistake, and brusquely interrupts the song to declare the singer is 'outsung and outdone.'
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With mimicry, with praises, with echoes, or with answers, the poets have all but outsung the bells.
Essays Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell 1884
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With mimicry, with praises, with echoes, or with answers, the poets have all but outsung the bells.
The Spirit of Place and Other Essays Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell 1884
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