outdistance
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of outdistance
Example Sentences
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She finished with 208.17 points to outdistance 15-year-old American Isabeau Levito, who leaped from fifth place after her short program to take silver.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
Quarterback Caleb Williams enabled USC to outdistance Cal with his 26-for-41 performance for 360 yards and four TD passes, plus a 38-yard rushing effort that included one TD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
They earned 55 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 UCLA, which earned the other eight.
From Fox News ● Oct. 18, 2021
If it is right, it will increase its workers’ loyalty and outdistance earthbound competitors.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
The stot they had given him was a wretched thing, knock-kneed and half-starved; he could never hope to outdistance the fine horses Lord Ramsay and his hunters would be riding.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
While gold miner stocks have outdistanced gold during the first 50 weeks of the year, they were hit hard when gold hit a rough patch this fall.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
The $56-million opening weekend outdistanced other heavily hyped fare such as “The Fall Guy” and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
As performances outdistanced the date of composition with each passing year, opera began to resemble an attempt at historical preservation rather than a dynamic art form.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
Mahomes, who also won in 2018, easily outdistanced Jalen Hurts, receiving 48 of 50 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
For a time, during the day, Taran believed they had at last outdistanced the Cauldron-Born.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
"We're at 316 at noon, so we are outdistancing anything this particular precinct has ever seen."
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
They received 45 of 63 first-place votes from the national media panel, easily outdistancing second-place Texas and third-place Virginia.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
In 1990, Bob Welch, who posted a 27-6 record for the Oakland Athletics, won the American League Cy Young Award, comfortably outdistancing Roger Clemens, who was 21-6 for the Boston Red Sox.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2021
They topped 60 of 65 ballots in voting results released Monday, easily outdistancing No. 2 Kentucky and No. 3 Kansas as the only other teams to receive first-place votes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2019
They walked briskly, outdistancing loitering kids homeward bound from the junk shops.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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