outdistance

Example Sentences

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They earned 55 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 UCLA, which earned the other eight.

From Fox News • Oct. 18, 2021

If it is right, it will increase its workers’ loyalty and outdistance earthbound competitors.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

The Quarter Horse is an American breed of horses that excels in sprinting short distances and the name comes from its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less.

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2015

Butler, who drew 92 first-place votes and landed on 121 of 129 ballots to easily outdistance runner-up Draymond Green of the Warriors, always has believed and bet on himself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2015

Adela was twenty, and so far did she outdistance the world that it seemed certain she would be the most beautiful for many, many years.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman