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

"I think she thought she would outrun me," says Hutchcroft.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 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

Trying to outrun any new pronouncements from the White House will be too complicated, Woldenberg said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The children dashed back to the house, trying to outrun the mosquitoes that swarmed up from the marshlands.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt