But no craft made can outrun hard times, and in 2008 the Majestic America Line, which had come to own the American Queen, faltered.
When they do, they can outrun a track star, up to 30 miles per hour.
Bulls can outrun people so make sure your escape route is a short one.
Two guys are being chased by a bear, and one of them says, "I don't think we can outrun this bear".
Sometimes policy can outrun basic understanding, and the claims made for the cost-effectiveness of cap-and-trade systems can exceed what can be reasonably anticipated.
Yet, after years spent tending her gardens outside Hamburg, Germany, in what can only be called semi-voluntary retirement Jil Sander returned Saturday to the label that bears her name and the city where she made her reputation to prove that, if you are sufficiently gifted, you can outrun it.
I don't want the Charger so I can outrun the cops.
But, he said, containers loaded on the West Coast, which has built up its container yards and highway and rail infrastructure, can outrun those that travel to the East Coast by water, and that can make the difference when speed and dependability are more important than cost alone.
Although Shadow can outrun the game's vehicles, the latter have unique capabilities, such as crushing enemies and traversing otherwise impassible acid-covered areas.
No doubt the rich and the powerful will codify their consumption of crack in a way that makes sense to the tastes of the Club World classes, but however brainy they are, however crafty, not even senior execs can outrun the physiological gravity of crack addiction.
That's likely why we walk upright, why we have no fur, why we sweat efficiently and why some of us can outrun horses in long-distance contests.
