Get to know Outran better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Outran in a sentence
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Outran meaning
simple past of outrun
Using Outran
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past of outrun
- In the example corpus, outran often appears in combinations such as: and outran.
Context around Outran
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Outran
- In this selection, "outran" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, outfought, brazier, mikhail, multiple, outcompeted and safety stand out and add context to how "outran" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and mikhail outran everyone to and defender and outran two more. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "outran" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with outran
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We got outfought, outran, outcompeted and we gave away sloppy goals. (11 words)
Dowler outran the defense to score, increasing the Packer lead to 13–0. (13 words)
However, the Soviets soon outran their air support which was unable to use forward, quagmire-filled, airfields. (17 words)
On the ensuing kickoff, Etowah’s NyNy Davis caught the ball on his own 9-yard line and outran every Southside defender for a touchdown, and Etowah regained the lead 14-7 with 4:48 to go in the opening frame. (41 words)
The Magpies were second best in their most recent 4-1 defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and were uncharacteristically outpressed and outran during the contest by Ange Postecoglou’s side. (31 words)
He burst through a huge hole at the line, zipped through a crowd at the next level and outran safety Tashaun Gipson and cornerback Kyle Fuller to the end zone. (30 words)
Example sentences (10)
The Magpies were second best in their most recent 4-1 defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and were uncharacteristically outpressed and outran during the contest by Ange Postecoglou’s side.
It lasted only 10 seconds, as Jordan grabbed a short pass and outran multiple defenders for a 76-yard touchdown to make it 17-14.
We got outfought, outran, outcompeted and we gave away sloppy goals.
He burst through a huge hole at the line, zipped through a crowd at the next level and outran safety Tashaun Gipson and cornerback Kyle Fuller to the end zone.
Moore’s first touchdown since 2018 came on an inside route when he burst past one diving defender and outran two more with an easy path to the end zone.
World 800 meters champion Donavan Brazier outran even the pacesetter as he romped to victory in the 600m at the Boston Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday.
On the ensuing kickoff, Etowah’s NyNy Davis caught the ball on his own 9-yard line and outran every Southside defender for a touchdown, and Etowah regained the lead 14-7 with 4:48 to go in the opening frame.
Facing a third and 13 situation, R.J. Carr hit Mikhail Carr over the middle and Mikhail outran everyone to the end zone.
Dowler outran the defense to score, increasing the Packer lead to 13–0.
However, the Soviets soon outran their air support which was unable to use forward, quagmire-filled, airfields.
Common combinations with outran
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: