outdistance

Example Sentences

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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

Cox got about a quarter of the votes counted so far in Tuesday’s election to easily outdistance former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for second to Newsom, who won by a comfortable margin.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2018

The father-son rivalry extends to the golf course, where Bryce’s drives often outdistance his father’s but Steve’s precision in the short game usually allows him to prevail in head-to-head competitions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2017

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