outrun

Example Sentences

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The boat crews try to slip past or outrun whatever Colombia and the U.S. put in front of them: coastal patrol boats to frigates and helicopters farther out.

From The Wall Street Journal

To outrun tariffs, though, it is standing still.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And it’s a race. He gets to outrun the boulder. “

From New York Times

The Taylor family moved from home to home in Section 14, trying to outrun the flames.

From BBC

But her mild amusement at seeing the youngster outrun the authorities turned to anger when police detained a bystander who they claimed “bumped” into an officer, Hunter said.

From Los Angeles Times