outsprint
verb
out·sprint
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈsprint
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outsprinted;
outsprinting;
outsprints
Definition of outsprint
: to outdo or surpass in sprinting : to sprint faster than
As a freshman against Alabama, he outsprinted several Crimson Tide defensive backs to the end zone …— Phil Taylor
Examples of outsprint in a Sentence
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While Bernal, Thomas and Team INEOS were focused on finishing the win, Caleb Ewan of Australia outsprinted all the other cyclists, winning the final stage in 3:08:08. — Cindy Boren, Washington Post, "Egan Bernal wins Tour de France as his native Colombia celebrates," 28 July 2019 Friday’s result: Ippodamia’s Girl (6-1) was outsprinted for the lead, stalked three-wide, then faded badly to finish last. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Too darn hot (nationally)," 20 July 2019 Simon Yates outfoxed and outsprinted two other riders at the finish in Bagnères-de-Bigorre. — Washington Post, "Taste of the Tour: Piping-hot bean stew in summer? Bien sûr!," 18 July 2019 Ethiopia’s Telahun Haile Bekele runs another fast 5,000, Margaret Kipkemboi outsprints Hassan. — oregonlive.com, "Even flying under the radar, the Portland Track Festival puts on a good show: Oregon track & field rundown," 10 June 2019 Travis Konecny boosted it to 3-0 early in the third by outsprinting Chad Ruhwedel and lifting the puck over Murray. — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, "Shayne Gostisbehere guaranteed it - Brian Elliott would prove himself | Sam Donnellon," 13 Apr. 2018 Senior forward Zach Till gave Strake a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute, outsprinting two North Shore defenders on a fastbreak. — Jason Mcdaniel, Houston Chronicle, "Strake Jesuit upends North Shore, advances to regional final," 13 Apr. 2018 Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won the women’s team sprint freestyle race at the Pyeongchang Games, outsprinting more heralded teams from Sweden and Norway to become the first Americans to win an Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing. — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, "U.S. Ends Cross-Country Drought With Gold Medal," 21 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outsprint.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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