Verb (used with object) : a problem to be outworked in after generations. From Dictionary.com.
When a defence of a certain Spanish outwork was resolved upon, the duke, from his rank, was chosen for the command. From Wordnik.com. [The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1] Reference
We have destroyed the machines, and retaken the outwork, which is now held by Andrew. From Wordnik.com. [In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce] Reference
In the outwork was a sallyport corresponding to the postern of the castle, and the whole was surrounded by a strong palisade. From Wordnik.com. [Ivanhoe] Reference
In the outwork was a sally-port corresponding to the postern of the castle, and the whole was surrounded by a strong palisade. From Wordnik.com. [The Literary World Seventh Reader] Reference
He had to show off and try to outwork the old man. From Wordnik.com. [Till Hell Freezes Over]
She could outwork and outperform anyone on the farm. From Wordnik.com. [Always a Reckoning and Other Poems] Reference
They captured an outwork and attempted to destroy it. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
Maybe she couldn't outlawyer him, but she could outwork him. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Authority]
Why do you let them outshout you, outwork you, out-hustle you?. From Wordnik.com. [You blame Obama, I blame You] Reference
She's going to outwork her opponents, and Obama is all about hope. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2008] Reference
Forcing their way among the reeds they stopped before a ruined outwork. From Wordnik.com. [Taras Bulba and Other Tales] Reference
Europe against France, had become the outwork of France against Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845] Reference
Forcing their way among the reeds, they stopped before a ruined outwork. From Wordnik.com. [Taras Bulba] Reference
Alexi Travkin could outride, outdrink, outwork and outstay a man half his age. From Wordnik.com. [Noble House]
Emperor, stormed the hostile positions of Stawki as far as the Bulawa outwork. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915] Reference
He knew that he could outwork and out-tough any battalion of lawyers to find justice. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2004] Reference
Vilsack is crazy if he thinks he can outsmart or outwork either one of these candidates. From Wordnik.com. [Vilsack: I Can Beat Hillary Or Obama] Reference
Fort, and getting possession of some cannon in an outwork, pointed them against the walls. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864] Reference
Southern wall of the castle, traversed its Eastern outwork, and issued from the Bab al-Shami. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
If both classes lived with equal care the strong would outlive and outwork the weak every time. From Wordnik.com. [Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency] Reference
I always said, I'm going to outwork you, I'm going to outthink you, and I'm going to outsmart you. From Wordnik.com. [Women Who Dared - Miriam Waltzer on TRADITIONAL ROLES] Reference
In charging an entrenched outwork held by the enemy, the captain of his company got struck down by. From Wordnik.com. [Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes] Reference
He was not the most industrious of males, but he was not about to let a female outwork him, either. From Wordnik.com. [Acorna's Search]
But on these I will not dwell; they were an outwork; it was in the accidental scenery that Skelt was all himself. From Wordnik.com. [Memories and Portraits] Reference
He had incredible determination, was thoroughly devoted to his craft, and would simply outwork everyone around him. From Wordnik.com. [Brad Haskel: Remembering Hal] Reference
Skirting this outwork, they found a sort of earthen arch -- an opening not much larger than the opening of an oven. From Wordnik.com. [Taras Bulba and Other Tales] Reference
Meanwhile there will be enough outwork going on, like those neat jobs in Missouri, to keep us all interested. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861] Reference
On the summit of the last Col appeared the ruins of an outwork, a large square and a central heap of boulder-stones. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian] Reference
Skirting this outwork, they found a sort of earthen arch — an opening not much larger than the opening of an oven. From Wordnik.com. [Taras Bulba] Reference
“She will outwork anybody,” says Bob Pisani, a CNBC correspondent who has worked with Bartiromo since the mid-90s. From Wordnik.com. [Who Is Wall Street's Queen B.?] Reference
She is going to outwork anybody who's running for the United States Senate, because she loves the state of North Carolina. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2002] Reference
It is clear that one was an outwork of the other, Bethsura being the defence of Jerusalem against incursions from the south. From Wordnik.com. [Byeways in Palestine] Reference
They are the people you never hear of, that outwork everyone, but with a little bit of support could accomplish amazing things. From Wordnik.com. [Fabio Periera: Ten Minutes With Mark Cuban] Reference
You and I know that if the playing field is level, America's workers and farmers can outwork and outproduce anyone, anytime, anywhere. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
They readily agreed that the point of greatest danger was that opposite to the outwork of which the assailants had possessed themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4] Reference
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