Verb (used with object), : They managed to outrun the police. From Dictionary.com.
So the temptation of the glib phrase outran his discretion. From Wordnik.com. [The Rough Road] Reference
But tidings of such moment outran even her swift feet. From Wordnik.com. [Their Mariposa Legend; a romance of Santa Catalina] Reference
McCoy hit him downfield and Shipley just outran the defense. From Wordnik.com. [Tommy Lawlor: NFL Draft Notes] Reference
Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite. From Wordnik.com. [The World English Bible (WEB): 2 Samuel] Reference
It did no damage and the cruise ship hit the gas and outran them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 4, 2007] Reference
Ahead of plan is another way of saying we are outran our supplies. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2003] Reference
Right off Joe, who actually is athletic, outran Ex-Coach by a mile. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Survivor Tocantins: Sandy Wastes] Reference
Yet her fire matched Drusilla's, her dreams outran Drusilla's dreams. From Wordnik.com. [The Tin Soldier] Reference
But no, not so! what fears should daunt, -- for what welcomes e'er outran. From Wordnik.com. [The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century] Reference
Radicals outran their wiser and more rational brethren, and took up arms. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
The fears of the interested shareholders outran even the hatred of Cayrol. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Also tonight, the family with two little girls who outran a wave of death. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2004] Reference
I broke free and outran them all (sensible shoes), ducking back into the subway. From Wordnik.com. [Michelle Orange: Catch You on the Flipside, Toots] Reference
One area in which Obama outran McCain was in the establishment of local field offices. From Wordnik.com. [Seth Masket: All That Campaigning? It Mattered] Reference
If struck at all, he immediately rallied and outran himself as well as his competitors. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson] Reference
A South African teen named Caster Semenya outran her competition in the women's 800. From Wordnik.com. [Roger I. Abrams: Girl Interrupted on the Track] Reference
Alas, I fear that in this instance the worthy commentator's feelings outran his judgment. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of War] Reference
Sedela's (ph) father still can't believe he outran the tsunami waves carrying his family. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2005] Reference
Lord Seton, following, tried to stop her, but she outran him and made her way to the crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
It was not, however, in the same path, but in a different, that Massillon outran Bourdaloue. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
Slaves often outran them to the woods and managed to return to their plantations unobserved. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2] Reference
Two of the men tried to catch the horse but he easily outran them and raced back out of town. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
We tried to support it, and like all technological change, it outran our capacity to support. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President At John Muir Middle School] Reference
At this he, with the other man, who came out of the bushes, ran towards me, but I outran them. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
The ship's owner, Oceana, says the Nautica outran pirates this weekend off the coast of Yemen. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2008] Reference
RICKS: We outran our reinforcements; we don't have anybody looking over our shoulder right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2003] Reference
At this point Jim's interest outran his pride, and he swung open the door so that he could hear better. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
Eventually the flanks of the attacking party outran the team, and the Professor made his way to the front, leaving. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen] Reference
The tiny ships had screened it, but now it outran them, boring straight toward the opening in the Kloomirian fleet. From Wordnik.com. [Victory] Reference
Jesse Happy, a slave in Kentucky, had made his escape to Canada, stealing a horse with which he outran his pursuers. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920] Reference
It was all very beautiful and I would have enjoyed it hugely except that my desire to be home far outran the wagon and I felt like. From Wordnik.com. [Letters on an Elk Hunt] Reference
Ms. NATALYA PYATAK: (Foreign language spoken) GREENE: The 58-year-old woman barely outran the�raging fire that wiped away her house. From Wordnik.com. [Putin Vows To Rebuild Homes Destroyed By Wildfires] Reference
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