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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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Soon, people will think of Bill Skarsgård as the Next Action-Movie Savior, with the 33-year-old Swedish actor stepping into the lead role in The Crow and bravely attempting to outrun the shadow of Brandon Lee.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
The entire risk area will see multiple squall lines with damaging winds carrying on past midnight, until storms eventually outrun the fuel that gave rise to them.
—Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Which Californians can say their paychecks have outrun inflation is a very diverse group.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
Watch this 👀 Subway sprint: Two friends tried to outrun a New York City train.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Escape on horseback goes south:Video shows suspect trying to outrun police on horseback before being caught
What are signs of bird flu?
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
At the top of this list is Manchin, who in 2012 essentially reversed President Barack Obama's losing margin, outrunning the Democratic presidential ticket in West Virginia by about 51 points in the process.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The once revolutionary fake meat purveyor can’t seem to outrun the looming specter of its own demise.
—Marnie Shure / The Takeout, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Give me George Kittle out-receiving Travis Kelce and Christian McCaffrey outrunning Isiah Pacheco.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
The entire risk area will see multiple squall lines with damaging winds carrying on past midnight, until storms eventually outrun the fuel that gave rise to them.
—Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Which Californians can say their paychecks have outrun inflation is a very diverse group.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
Watch this 👀 Subway sprint: Two friends tried to outrun a New York City train.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Escape on horseback goes south:Video shows suspect trying to outrun police on horseback before being caught
What are signs of bird flu?
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
At the top of this list is Manchin, who in 2012 essentially reversed President Barack Obama's losing margin, outrunning the Democratic presidential ticket in West Virginia by about 51 points in the process.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The once revolutionary fake meat purveyor can’t seem to outrun the looming specter of its own demise.
—Marnie Shure / The Takeout, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Give me George Kittle out-receiving Travis Kelce and Christian McCaffrey outrunning Isiah Pacheco.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
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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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