outmarch
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of outmarch
Example Sentences
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Sherman was very anxious that his men should outmarch the Easterners; but he led the column, would not turn his head to look.
From Time Magazine Archive
They began to respect the men who could outmarch them and outlive them on the range.
From The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West by Emerson Hough
"Well," he said, "we have now to outmarch Herrero, and there is a good deal to be done."
From Long Odds by Harold Bindloss
We attributed the attempt to outmarch us to their ignorance of the spirit and personnel that made up Co.
From Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 by William P. Seville
Was it possible that the enemy, not taking advantage of their victory, was not following the conquered troops, but giving them time to rally, to outmarch them, perhaps time to reach the Spree, perhaps Berlin?
From Frederick the Great and His Family by Mrs. Chapman Coleman
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