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How to use the word outrun in a Sentence?

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I think her celebrity has outrun her. And even if she wanted to serve Alaska well, she can't get away from her celebrity status. I think it would be hard for her to settle in and do the work of a congresswoman, i think she's a wonderful person, personally.

John McCain

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You see how difficult this is for this administration. I mean, I'm Nicolle Wallace, i'm a thrice-vaccinated, mask adherent. I buy KN95 masks by the, you know, caseload. They're in every pocket. I wear them everywhere except when I sit down, and I am certain that this is not a variant I can outrun.

Nicolle Wallace

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men

Martin Luther

added by ValidVibes
3 years ago

Everyday in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Everyday in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it has to run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter if you’re the lion or a gazelle - when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.

Charles McDougall

added by Normando
5 years ago

This isnt Bo Jackson showing up and here, well pitch you the ball and you outrun everybody, or Deion Sanders helicoptering in and his great speed, coverage skills, when youre a quarterback, you have to put in hours and hours of study running an offense. ... You cant play both sports when youre a quarterback. I think if he wants to play quarterback, which appears to be his greatest love, there cant be any question that hes 100 percent football.

Jim Callis

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Get out of automobiles. Do not try to outrun a tornado in your car, leave it immediately. If you’re outside, go to a ditch or low-lying area and lie flat in it, stay away from fallen power lines and stay out of damaged areas.

Janice Dean

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We were told there was some weather. I don't know if he said a storm or not, the captain was either going to outrun it, get ahead of it, so it wasn't going to be a huge impact on us.

Asher Lipman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

My guess is that Phil Greene saw that Phil Greene could outrun the storm, providing everything went right.

Larry Legere

Found on CNN
8 years ago

My guess is that he saw that he could outrun the storm, providing everything went right, he would have weighed all of the factors -- the weather, the condition of the ship.

Larry Legere

Found on CNN
8 years ago

You can't outrun the rhino, if it means to dive into a thorn bush to the left or to the right, we need to get out of its way in a big hurry.

Van Heerden

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The best women will never outrun the best men, physiological differences explain that men will always be faster: Women have smaller hearts, more fat to carry, less hemoglobin, less muscle mass.

Sandra Hunter

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or starve. It is no different for the human race. Whether you consider yourself a gazelle or a lion, you simply have to run faster than others to survive.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

Hosea Ballou

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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