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How to use outran in a sentence

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Sentence Examples
Silently moving from alley to well-known alley, Morgan eventually outran the sound of his pursuers.
With jockey Yutaka Take in the irons, To the Victory dug in gamely and narrowly outran Rosebud to the wire.
The shortstop walked and the rightfielder outran an infield bleeder to pack the sacks.
The equalizer came from Gabbar SINGH, who outran the defense and unleashed a spectacular shot that beat the goal-keeper despite the tight angle.
He outran a minor league baseball player and a standardbred horse, though the horse was given a head start.
Brazil faced grave economic problems, including inflation and a growing national debt, as government expenditures consistently outran revenues.
Demographic growth, which outran average growth in GDP during the period 2000-2005, contributed to negative growth in annual GDP per capita.
And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. Then the hand of the LORD was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins and outran Ahab to Jezreel.
There, at dusk, one can watch beautifully gaited harness horses as they trot around the same dirt oval where Seabiscuit once outran his competitors.
Meanwhile, Pierre de Coubertin, after having officially launched the idea of Olympic Games at the Sorbonne in 1892, created the International Olympic Committee in 1894 and outran any other initiative.
The strategic switch worked to perfection as his refreshed side outran their opponents in the closing stages, scoring three late goals to complete an emphatic and comfortable win.
The other disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first.
But the influence of Scottish settlers far outran their numbers.
Royal Sovereign had all sails out and, having recently had her bottom cleaned, outran the rest of the British fleet.
Winner of the Dante Stakes at York in May, the colt outran his odds at Epsom when chasing home Ruler Of The World, finishing as well as anything under William Buick.
Examples from Classical Literature
As he was very fleet, he outran the Lion so long as they were on the open plain.
That he saw he was beaten, and fell so that he might make a claim that you outran him by accident.
In such a critical generation the words of Averroism found willing ears, and pupils who outran their teacher.
Most of them outran me, but I guess we have got a few penned up in the circle.
He outran fire-and-oil justice, and was caught in the mesh of circumstances.
Both of them immediately rose, but Vermilion outran her sister and brought the chair.
Astonishment so outran good-breeding that I unwittingly let him perceive it.
She was so light in running that she outran the swiftest dogs.
He outran all the rest, and was the first man to arrive in the city.
Tony was breathing hard, as she always did when her feelings outran her language.
Still, it came about that he outran them, doubling like a hare, and got away safely.
Stealing backward glances as he ran, he was always ready to whirl around and down the overzealous pursuer that outran his fellows.
The demand for his latest work was so great that it outran the supply.
Was on the Chevalier when the Chevalier outran the Quakeress.
The two-year-old was green on his debut at Thirsk in April but outran his 50-1 odds with an encouraging sixth, not being knocked about when beaten.
Phoenix outran and outshot the Clippers early, and they never recovered in a 112-102 loss in front of 16,888 on Wednesday night at Staples Center.
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