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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Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Enhancing Data Security And Identity Verification Each year, cybersecurity threats grow exponentially as business leaders try to outrun bad actors in the race to protect sensitive data.
—Alvin Kan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Get ready to have several new fears unlocked, courtesy of Final Destination Bloodlines, the latest entry in the blockbuster franchise about trying (and often failing) to outrun death.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The price for this ability to outrun inflation by a sizable margin and compound wealth has been periods of painful and unforeseeable declines.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrun. Accessed 2 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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