out-distance

Example Sentences

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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

Of their nature they out-distance the boundaries of parish and diocese, for they affect the Church as a whole.

From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by Daly, George Thomas

A good many of us come to Scotland most years, and have seen gillies and pipers before, but our good-natured neighbours certainly out-distance any one I know in their Highland sympathies.

From A Lame Dog's Diary by Macnaughtan, S. (Sarah)

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 Powers, Paul S. (Paul Sylvester)