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

"I've got to out-distance him," murmured Tom, looking back over his shoulder, and he let out a little more of the speed he had been reserving.

From Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck by Chapman, Allen

Being a fast runner for a boy of his size, he bade fair to out-distance his pursuer.

From The Young Bank Messenger by Alger, Horatio

Momus saw with fear that Laodice on this straight inviting road would out-distance him to her peril.

From The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem by Leyendecker, Frank X.