outrun

Example Sentences

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Once again on Saturday, Chelsea were outrun, error‑prone and tactically open, as Everton played through them for a comfortable win at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

There is also the well‑publicised statistic that Chelsea have been outrun by every Premier League opponent in every match this season.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 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

It would have been terrible to run on if I was a fresh, fleet-footed 20-year-old, but I was 51 and still trying to outrun guys half my age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“Once we throw the Huntsmen off our trail, I think we can outrun them.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander