outrun

Example Sentences

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Yet back-to-back red cards against Burnley and Arsenal followed, Chelsea continue to be outrun in the Premier League, and lapses in concentration have become a weekly gripe from the 41-year-old.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"I think she thought she would outrun me," says Hutchcroft.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The film's final sequence sees Bob desperately searching for his daughter as she tries to outrun Lockjaw in the desert.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“By land, air or sea, our Armed Forces will find you and deliver justice. You will run out of fuel long before you will outrun us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

There was an opening to the street not too far away, but the question was whether they could outrun Mr. Remora and his goons for the second time that night.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman