The rabbit had no chance of outrunning the dogs.
His motorcycle could outrun any car on the road.
Recent Examples on the WebNorthville Downs survived as the last remaining racetrack in Michigan for years, but even the Downs couldn't outrun fate.—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2024 How fast exactly was kept a secret for many years — those government subsidies included some naval technology — but it was rumored to be capable of 42 knots, or 48 miles an hour, outrunning its competitors by 30 percent or so.—Brittany Murray/medianews Group/long Beach Press-Telegram Via Getty Images, Curbed, 19 Jan. 2024 When one of them falls in love with the man who’s meant to be their next target (and is later found murdered) both sisters must question their trust in each other while outrunning the authorities.—Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023 His galloping accompaniment of Mr. Lewis was so unbridled at times that the tempo almost seemed to outrun the two men mid-session.—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Related: Researchers try to tease out possible ties between long Covid and menopause
Any other lessons learned?
Lemieux: One of the big stories from the pandemic is just this virus essentially outrunning antibodies.—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 24 Jan. 2024 In an action thriller that spans multiple continents — traversing Moscow, London, Madrid, and Tangier — Bourne outruns and outwits those who once controlled him while finally finding answers to questions that have plagued him since the series began.—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023 To steal an item, customers had to outrun the 29-year-old, who once finished the 100-meter dash in under 10 seconds.—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023 In fact, compute spend is set to soon outrun personnel costs at large tech companies (and there is speculation this could already be the case at Google).—François Candelon, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
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