outrun

Example Sentences

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The surprising stat that Chelsea had been outrun in every Premier League game this season shocked many.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Running stats have also improved considerably and Wolves have outrun Liverpool, Chelsea, United, Everton, West Ham, Forest and Villa since the change in management.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The film's final sequence sees Bob desperately searching for his daughter as she tries to outrun Lockjaw in the desert.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Conflagrations abound—in one, a pair of rabbits anxiously scamper across a road to outrun the flames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

This is the thing she wants to outrun: the creepiness.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti