How to Use outdistance in a Sentence

outdistance

verb
  • This television outdistances all others in the number of sales.
  • She easily outdistanced the other runners.
  • The vehicles then took off at a high rate of speed in an attempt to outdistance each other.
    — Houston Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The vehicles then took off at a high rate of speed in an attempt to outdistance each other.
    — Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2020
  • That outdistanced the next-best back by more than 20, according to the story.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Meanwhile, Marchand is on pace to outdistance his prior season’s assist mark for the fourth straight year.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Madeline Vonah said Lapointe St-Georges was part of the team which outdistanced them in their first year.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 15 July 2019
  • The two outdistanced a field of nine candidates on the primary ballot to reach the November election.
    — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 2 Jan. 2018
  • According to Bloomberg, his distressed-debt funds returned 19% per annum after fees, a record that far outdistanced his peers.
    — Burton G. Malkiel, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2018
  • Long a champion fundraiser, Strange has easily outdistanced Moore in the money race.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2017
  • In jersey sales, Tagovailoa is outdistancing Tom Brady, whose jerseys hold the third, fourth, fifth and sixth spots in the sales.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 11 May 2020
  • But then came the Countach, which outdistanced its Raging Bull predecessor at every turn.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
  • And over its first two years of operation, Brightline has outdistanced Tri-Rail and other lines across the nation in the rate of people killed along its tracks.
    — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Wellesley cruised to the team title, outdistancing Wachusett and Notre Dame (Worcester) easily.
    — David Pollard, Boston Herald, 29 May 2024
  • Hobart’s Cody Johnston won the pole vault with a 17-0 to easily outdistance the competition.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2023
  • Costa Mesa outdistanced Westlake by 53 points to claim its first section crown and highlight a record-setting second day of the section championships.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • Sands’ 58 carries easily outdistance runnerup June Henley on KU’s all-time charts.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Perennial champ Joey Chestnut far outdistanced the field with 66 dogs officially consumed.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
  • Finally, here's a story about the S&P 500, which outdistanced most expert forecasts in 2025.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Crusaders used a 66-yard run by Austin Young, a punt return, an interception and a kick recovery to easily outdistance the Minotaurs in the first half.
    — Howard Schlossberg, azcentral, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Galaxies outdistance all other visible objects.
    — Big Think, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Hampshire produced four medalists and three state finalists in scoring 86 points to easily outdistance runner-up Lockport and capture the first state championship in program history.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Kim, a senior who is committed to UC San Diego, tallied nine birdies to card a 9-under-par 65 to outdistance runner-up Carter Gaede of Loyola by three strokes.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
  • The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
  • Servite outdistanced Sunny Hills (1-over-par 361) and 2025 champion La Serna (362) at the top of the leaderboard for its first section title since 2019.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 20 May 2026

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