outrun
Example Sentences
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“If she truly wanted to outrun the past, she would first need to return to it.”
The Atlanta-based carrier’s strategy has helped it outrun challenges that have weighed on the broader airline industry.
The panic Clara had been able to outrun in the diner had grabbed hold of her with a vengeance.
From Literature
The scene from 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark shows Indiana Jones - played by Harrison Ford - outrunning a giant boulder triggered by a booby trap, before leaping to safety.
From BBC
Bears, who can weigh up to half a ton and outrun humans, have been breaking into homes looking for food, nosing around schools and rampaging through supermarkets.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
