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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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 July 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 July 2025
Part three coming May 9: After getting a black flag, would LW Wright outrun the law?
—The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Or just a symbolic stand by one government trying to catch up with an industry that has outrun policy for decades?
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
From a performance standpoint, Iron Maiden continue to outrun the retirement allegations.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrun. Accessed 16 Jul. 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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