outdistance

Example Sentences

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While gold miner stocks have outdistanced gold during the first 50 weeks of the year, they were hit hard when gold hit a rough patch this fall.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

As performances outdistanced the date of composition with each passing year, opera began to resemble an attempt at historical preservation rather than a dynamic art form.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024

Mahomes, who also won in 2018, easily outdistanced Jalen Hurts, receiving 48 of 50 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2023

Bass, for her part, outdistanced Caruso in the primary in whiter communities like Sherman Oaks and Studio City.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

For a time, during the day, Taran believed they had at last outdistanced the Cauldron-Born.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander