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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
outwrestle .
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Examples
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Meanwhile the knowledge which Hell has given him of Heaven haunts him; he cannot shake off the thought of what the awful compact binds him to; repentance carries on a desperate struggle in him with the necromantic fascination, and at one time fairly outwrestles it; but he soon recovers his purpose, renews his pledge to Lucifer, and finally performs it.
Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters Hudson, H N 1872
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Meanwhile the knowledge which Hell has given him of Heaven haunts him; he cannot shake off the thought of what the awful compact binds him to; repentance carries on a desperate struggle in him with the necromantic fascination, and at one time fairly outwrestles it; but he soon recovers his purpose, renews his pledge to Lucifer, and finally performs it.
Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Henry Norman Hudson 1850
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Lesnar outwrestles him and racist pride still has pillow hands with average at best standup.
MMA Mania 2010
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Even with his wrestling background, I don't think he outwrestles Lesnar.
Blog updates 2009
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Back in the ring Angle outwrestles Undertaker and gloats about it, so Undertaker boots him in the face and Angle rolls back to the floor.
Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs jakeziegler 2009
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