out-distance
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He did, however, concede that the Japanese player was likely to out-distance him at the tee-off.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2017
Even if I started running, I couldn’t out-distance all of them.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
Did De Boer think he could out-distance this patrol-ship, the swiftest type of flyer in the Service?
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various
With the great white horse, strong as it was, carrying double, they could not hope to out-distance pursuit.
From Kid Wolf of Texas by Paul S. (Paul Sylvester) Powers
I had a sudden spasm of strength which enabled me to out-distance those people who were pursuing me, but after I had shaken them off I felt that I could drop.
From The Secret House by Edgar Wallace
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