The fox managed to outwit the hunter by hiding in a tree. They thought they had outwitted the new teacher.
Recent Examples on the WebWhen things go really really wrong though, the thieves have to think quick on their feet to outwit the authorities, weed out any liabilities on the team, and of course get away with the money. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 June 2022 Running the numbers on a Compaq computer the size of a small refrigerator, Jeffrey Yass and his friends had found a way to outwit the track’s bookies, according to interviews, records and news accounts. Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 21 June 2022 Though there's plenty of action, perhaps the most gripping part of the film is seeing Phillips's calm, tactical efforts to outwit his captors. Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 17 June 2022 There’s always another species to outwit, another body of water to explore, another skill to master.Outside Online, 17 June 2020 In past months, college students in Beijing have rebelled; housing compounds have staged protests; and social media users posting critical videos have tried to outwit an army of censors.Fortune, 27 May 2022 This may sound pedantic and boring, but in Mondale's telling, the effort to outwit Allen is riveting and engaging, lasting more than a month and featuring outbursts, exhausting sessions and the very real possibility of failure. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 23 Jan. 2022 Quantum physics can outwit — not just outrun — classical computing.Quanta Magazine, 4 Feb. 2022 Thankfully, Inferno saw Mystique defy Xavier and Magneto in order to bring her wife back to life and outwit her enemy Moira X. Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2022 See More