outdistance

Example Sentences

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The hare easily outdistances the dogs and they wheel back up the hill in a single, sweeping circle.

From Literature

In a long run my dogs could outdistance him—they can cover close to twenty miles in an hour—but in a short run moose could run much faster.

From Literature

While gold miner stocks have outdistanced gold during the first 50 weeks of the year, they were hit hard when gold hit a rough patch this fall.

From Barron's

Senior Kenneth Devis won the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke for the third year in a row and led off the 4x100 freestyle relay as the Highlanders amassed 473 points to far outdistance runner-up Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times

As performances outdistanced the date of composition with each passing year, opera began to resemble an attempt at historical preservation rather than a dynamic art form.

From Salon