Example Sentences

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For someone who spent years outrunning love, I was surprised to learn that when I stopped spiraling in my mind, I could finally trust what my body already knew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Yet the fear of AI appears to be vastly outrunning reality, based on current labor-market trends and also the long historical record of new technologies.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

Some of the most popular titles in the world, such as Fortnite and Call of Duty, are focused on outgunning, outrunning or outclassing opponents.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

After outrunning the Nazis, the Trapps hike the mountains to Switzerland.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

“We beat them. You listen to me and you be happy, Todd Hewitt. We’ve spent all this time outrunning an army and guess what? We outran them.”

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness