had outstripped
- past perfect of outstrip.
Example Sentences
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Nesbitt said demand for support had outstripped supply for some time, with a substantial number of families on waiting lists and a growing number of children on the edge of care.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
But after weeks of assuring residents that fear of the virus had outstripped the actual danger, New York’s governor and mayor abruptly shifted course.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 13, 2020
“We had an early season, and the cloudberries ripened really fast,” said Björkman, adding that the berry season had outstripped the arrival of the pickers, who came too late.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2018
But aid workers acknowledge that they only belatedly realized that the crisis had outstripped the government’s ability to respond.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2016
They were driving now along a rough road across the moor itself; the 'pill-box' had outstripped them and was out of sight.
From Paul the Courageous by Quiller-Couch, Mabel
