outran


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out·ran

 (out-răn′)
v.
Past tense of outrun.
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But woe the dog that outran his fellows in such pursuit!
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`Oh, Jim, it was splendid!' Tony was breathing hard, as she always did when her feelings outran her language.
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Reality outran apprehension; Captain Ahab stood upon his quarter-deck.
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