outrun

Example Sentences

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The Blues have won 42% of their matches despite being outrun in every game, a 17% increase on the league's average.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

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

Normally, no other horse in the village could outrun Samson, but the Huntsman’s horse wasn’t carrying two riders.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley