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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Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19.
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Lightning also outran the previous champion robot, by almost two hours.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
If driving, do not try to outrun a tornado; instead, find a sturdy building or lie flat in a ditch.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The last of an era No one can outrun Father Time, but Swanson is doing his damndest one last time.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Lightning also outran the previous champion robot, by almost two hours.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
If driving, do not try to outrun a tornado; instead, find a sturdy building or lie flat in a ditch.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The last of an era No one can outrun Father Time, but Swanson is doing his damndest one last time.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrun. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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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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