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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Wease is a vertical receiver who won’t outrun the coverage but can outwork them for the football.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
On that occasion, Newcastle’s club-record-equalling nine-game winning run was ended by a side who outran, out-pressed and overpowered them.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
There was no more outrunning the reality that loomed over this entire NCAA tournament, not with Paige Bueckers at the height of her powers and the full weight of the Connecticut onslaught raining down on them.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Developing studio Jump Over the Age put yeoman’s work into Citizen Sleeper’s worldbuilding, especially all the other lonely souls on this starship — each of whom seem to be outrunning something, or someone.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
On that occasion, Newcastle’s club-record-equalling nine-game winning run was ended by a side who outran, out-pressed and overpowered them.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
There was no more outrunning the reality that loomed over this entire NCAA tournament, not with Paige Bueckers at the height of her powers and the full weight of the Connecticut onslaught raining down on them.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Developing studio Jump Over the Age put yeoman’s work into Citizen Sleeper’s worldbuilding, especially all the other lonely souls on this starship — each of whom seem to be outrunning something, or someone.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrun. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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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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