Etymology
Origin of outleap
Example Sentences
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Cornell researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors.
From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023
One expert skeptically recalls a Russian proverb: “He can’t outleap himself.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023
With “Richard Jewell,” Eastwood’s artistry, his cinematic unconscious, imbues this pugnacious drama with urgent present-day observations that outleap its historical context—and maybe even his intentions.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 12, 2019
Usually the Seahawks try to get Graham in one-on-one matchups with smaller defensive backs and let him use his size to either post up the defender or outleap them on a jump ball.
From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2017
The beast could easily outrun, outleap, and outclimb them; that much was clear.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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