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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Martinez outran Byrne to the ball, then beat Kahlina with his left foot to the bottom right corner.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Trying to outrun the ominous presence, Eve will face the darkest parts of herself and uncover what she is made of.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Loveland somehow escaped the grasp of two Bengals, and then outran the rest of the defense for a 58-yard touchdown.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
In the twenty-first century, Europe’s cocaine market has expanded dramatically, far outrunning those for heroin and synthetic drugs.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Trying to outrun the ominous presence, Eve will face the darkest parts of herself and uncover what she is made of.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Loveland somehow escaped the grasp of two Bengals, and then outran the rest of the defense for a 58-yard touchdown.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
In the twenty-first century, Europe’s cocaine market has expanded dramatically, far outrunning those for heroin and synthetic drugs.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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 18 Nov. 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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