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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The affidavit also stated that Brimmer somehow managed to outrun Suresh and made it to a neighbor's house, where the victim began pounding on the garage until he was let into the home.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Seider popped early in his career, making Detroit’s roster as a 20-year-old and showing a mix of offensive production, defensive tools that outran some dodgy five-on-five results and a rare-for-its-time mean streak.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
On third-and-9, McCown found the tailback in the flat, and Henry made one man miss before outrunning the rest of the CSU defense down the sideline to the end zone.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Both 1929 and 2008 involved financial innovations outrunning inadequate regulation.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Seider popped early in his career, making Detroit’s roster as a 20-year-old and showing a mix of offensive production, defensive tools that outran some dodgy five-on-five results and a rare-for-its-time mean streak.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
On third-and-9, McCown found the tailback in the flat, and Henry made one man miss before outrunning the rest of the CSU defense down the sideline to the end zone.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Both 1929 and 2008 involved financial innovations outrunning inadequate regulation.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrun. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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