outfly
to surpass in flying, especially in speed or distance: to outfly the speed of sound.
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How to use outfly in a sentence
The FlightRadar24 data also showed that the plane was flying higher and faster than normal for the final minutes of its trip, suggesting that it may have been trying to outfly the fighter jet.
Belarus’s Exiled Opposition Leader Says President Lukashenko Is Operating With ‘Impunity’ After Journalist Arrest | Vivienne Walt | May 24, 2021 | TimeSo confident did he feel in his ability to outfly them all, that he allowed them at least five minutes start.
Beasts & Men | Jean de BosschreNeither could outfly the other on the flat, now, unless one of the engines went bad.
Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney BowenThey can outfly us in that one direction, so I shall blow any that attempt it into little pieces.
The Angel of the Revolution | George GriffithIt is better to have wings "like birds of tempest-loving kind," and to beat up against the wind, than to outfly it in retreat.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2 | Alexander Maclaren
No German alive, he was assured, could outfly him, or indeed any one of the best Frenchmen.
The World Set Free | Herbert George Wells
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