outspent
adjective
out·spent
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈspent
\
\
Definition of outspent
: completely worn out : exhausted
spurred him, like an outspent horse, to death— P. B. Shelley
Examples of outspent in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
While he was outspent on TV, Trump spent four times the amount Hillary Clinton did on digital ads, which are any ad on a computer rather than the typical campaign ads on TV, mail or billboards. — Liberty Vittert, The Conversation, "You’d be better off lighting your money on fire than giving it to a politician to spend on TV ads," 28 Aug. 2019 President Trump's campaign has vastly outspent top Democrats this year on Facebook, where relatively small advertising buys can reach large swaths of voters, donors and activists. — Evan Halper, latimes.com, "Trump’s big, early lead in Facebook ads deeply worries Democratic strategists," 12 June 2019 The Florida Democratic Party, often outmaneuvered and almost always outspent, has been the most underperforming in special elections despite several key victories in state Senate and House seats. — Steven Lemongello, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Florida is 'ground zero' to win House, Democratic chair Tom Perez says," 30 May 2018 According to the latest election disclosures, both Dronenburg and Strabone raised more than $100,000, although the challenger has so far outspent the incumbent. — Jeff Mcdonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, "County assessor: Campaign is drawing interest, political contributions," 4 May 2018 Biss, who ended up in second place in the primary with 27 percent of the vote, on Tuesday night thanked his supporters for at least making the race competitive despite being vastly outspent. — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, "News / Politics The next governor of Illinois: A super-rich white guy," 20 Mar. 2018 Lamb is viewed as the better candidate: Democrat Conor Lamb has outraised and outspent Republican Rick Saccone over the airwaves (although GOP outside groups have more than made up the gap). — Chuck Todd, NBC News, "Here’s why Tuesday’s race in Trump Country is so competitive," 12 Mar. 2018 President Trump's campaign has vastly outspent top Democrats this year on Facebook, where relatively small advertising buys can reach large swaths of voters, donors and activists. — Evan Halper, latimes.com, "Trump’s big, early lead in Facebook ads deeply worries Democratic strategists," 12 June 2019 That leaves candidates such as Anastasia Pittman, the nominee for lieutenant governor, massively outspent and unlikely to win. — Michelle R. Smith, The Seattle Times, "Even in high-interest election year, top races go unopposed," 25 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outspent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more