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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There's Popeye, behind the wheel of a car he's grabbed from an ordinary citizen, racing to outrun a subway train clattering along an elevated track.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Hundreds abandoned their cars and tried to outrun the fire on foot.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
That car was also a very popular model for moonshiners in the southeastern part of the country as with minor modifications, the coupe could carry up to 130 gallons of moonshine and outrun the revenuers with the hot 85 HP V8 engine.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Davies has some non-negotiables; first, that his team work hard and outrun opponents before finding a way to outplay them.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Hundreds abandoned their cars and tried to outrun the fire on foot.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
That car was also a very popular model for moonshiners in the southeastern part of the country as with minor modifications, the coupe could carry up to 130 gallons of moonshine and outrun the revenuers with the hot 85 HP V8 engine.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Davies has some non-negotiables; first, that his team work hard and outrun opponents before finding a way to outplay them.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrun. Accessed 5 Mar. 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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