Example sentences for: outstripped

How can you use “outstripped” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Areport from Phnom Penh in the South China Morning Post quoted the Cambodian Ministry of Health as saying that traffic accidents now outstripped land mine and other war-related injuries as a major cause of death in Cambodia.

  • But Sears Roebuck and Co. outstripped Montgomery Ward in the 1890s.

  • Other sectors of the economy — timber, fisheries, mining, and construction — ground to a halt as production outstripped demand.

  • Since the Renaissance, science has outstripped faith, and Templeton views this as a great tragedy.

  • In Britain, the Times, under the headline "Clinton's tactics pay off for Democrats," reported that "stunned Democrats woke up yesterday to find their election victories had outstripped their loftiest predictions."


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