outrun

Example Sentences

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Aston Villa have the best win percentage of teams when being outrun in the Premier League this season with 52%.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

It would have been terrible to run on if I was a fresh, fleet-footed 20-year-old, but I was 51 and still trying to outrun guys half my age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“And what if the fire moves faster than we can hike? We’d be climbing right into the fire. Not smart. Our only escape would be to outrun the fire.”

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes