Examples of outrun in a Sentence
The rabbit had no chance of outrunning the dogs.
His motorcycle could outrun any car on the road.
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Beth and Carter manage to grab a few valuables and load the horses into a trailer, while Rip cuts the property's fences to give their cattle a chance to outrun the flames.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Not lies; language that outran its own foundation.
—Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
This season, coach Arne Slot’s side have become a soft touch, easily played through and often outrun.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Not lies; language that outran its own foundation.
—Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
This season, coach Arne Slot’s side have become a soft touch, easily played through and often outrun.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for outrun
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrun. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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outrun
verb
out·run
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈrən 
outran
-ˈran
; outrun; outrunning
; outrun; outrunning
1
: to run or go faster than
2
: exceed sense 1
our needs outran our funds
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