outdistance

Example Sentences

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The Jayhawks were the clear No. 1 pick in the AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll released Monday, earning 46 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 Duke and No. 3 Purdue.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

But within the next two months, he would outdistance a crowded field — including California Gov. Jerry Brown — and become the party’s front-runner.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023

They earned 55 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 UCLA, which earned the other eight.

From Fox News • Oct. 18, 2021

If it is right, it will increase its workers’ loyalty and outdistance earthbound competitors.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

The northmen on their bear-paws soon began to outdistance the rest of the host They overtook the knights in the main column, then Ser Godry Farring and his vanguard.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin