outrun

Example Sentences

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The Blues have won 42% of their matches despite being outrun in every game, a 17% increase on the league's average.

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

In this instance, the scene-stealing guest star is an insect fighting beside his much-larger companion to outrun death.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

At this rate there was no way we’d be able to outrun it.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs