How to Use outstrip in a Sentence
outstrip
verb- The fullback outstripped the defenders and scored a touchdown.
- The new hotel outstrips all other hotels in the area in size and luxury.
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In key swing states, the changes far outstrip Mr. Trump’s narrow 2016 margins.
— Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2020 -
The increases are the result of births outstripping deaths.
— Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023 -
At his side at the air meet was his 8-year-old granddaughter Florence, whose fame came to outstrip his.
— Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023 -
The need for organs far outstrips the number that are available.
— Brenda Goodman, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 -
The need for organs far outstrips the number that are available.
— John Bonifield, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024 -
The Fed says the demand for workers is still outstripping supply.
— Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023 -
But what’s at stake appears to outstrip even that level of value.
— Daniele Lepido, Fortune, 17 July 2023 -
This time around, some experts predict the costs could outstrip that work stoppage.
— Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023 -
Yet the demand for organs still far outstrips the supply.
— Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023 -
That accomplishment would far outstrip the goal laid out by Pres.
— Emily Brindley, courant.com, 6 May 2021 -
The process is costly and demand is likely to outstrip supply.
— Riley Griffin, Bloomberg.com, 9 Oct. 2020 -
Officials always knew that the country would reach a point where the supply of once-scarce shots would outstrip the demand.
— Stephen Collinson, CNN, 3 June 2021 -
That far outstripped the roughly 7 percent gain in the S&P 500 stock index during the quarter.
— Michael J. De La Merced, New York Times, 6 May 2023 -
There is concern about how vastly demand for the Swift item will outstrip the supply.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2022 -
Prices for some staples, such as eggs, have surged as demand far outstrips supply.
— Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 31 Mar. 2020 -
For several months the demand will outstrip the supply.
— Scott Gottlieb, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2020 -
Buttigieg has had fundraising success that outstrips his standing in polls.
— Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2019 -
The argument has been that a spike in demand for goods and services will outstrip supply, causing prices to rise.
— Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 28 May 2021 -
How, the novel asks, will this young man live up to the impossible ideals that outstrip his good intentions?
— Ron Charles, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023 -
One review of the research found that the benefits — not just to children but to society — far outstrip the costs.
— Cory Turner, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024 -
In coming weeks, the supply of doses may outstrip demand.
— Author: Joel Achenbach, Jacqueline Dupree, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2021 -
More and more people rush in to buy shares until the firm outstrips Microsoft and becomes the most valuable company in the world.
— Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 June 2024 -
The judge said interest in the case will continue to outstrip the court's ability to provide access to the trial in the courthouse.
— Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune, 5 Nov. 2020 -
As the number of Hispanic residents born in Texas outstrips the number of white people born in the state, there has been a notable change in the work force.
— Robert Gebeloff, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023 -
In many cases, the hype has far outstripped companies’ ability to adapt.
— Jo Constantz, Fortune, 31 July 2023 -
While plenty of job-hunters are drawn to the energy of a high-growth company, demand still tends to outstrip supply.
— Katya Laviolette, Forbes, 27 May 2022 -
The Biden administration managed to outstrip the pace at which the Trump administration issued permits for drilling on public lands.
— Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024 -
Yet another global shortage has been declared, where demand outstrips supply in the luxury world.
— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2024
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