Examples of ahead of in a Sentence
She got ahead of me.
They went on ahead of us and by now are several miles ahead of us.
We have some hard work ahead of us.
The polls show that he is ahead of the other candidates.
The company is working hard to stay one step ahead of the competition.
They were trailing us by 5 points earlier in the game, but now they're ahead of us by 7.
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Traditional card companies are reinventing themselves to stay ahead of the game.
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
To try to get ahead of potential problems and ensure society is prepared, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, says the company is working hard to try to predict both the potential benefits and the downsides of AI.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The false email came hours after Trump criticized Goode and Rodric Bray, president pro tempore of the Indiana Senate, for abandoning his redistricting effort to gain two more House GOP seats in Indiana ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
Erling Haaland and company have enjoyed a seamless run through UEFA qualifying thus far and sit atop Group I, three points ahead of Italy and with a far superior goal difference.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
To try to get ahead of potential problems and ensure society is prepared, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, says the company is working hard to try to predict both the potential benefits and the downsides of AI.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The false email came hours after Trump criticized Goode and Rodric Bray, president pro tempore of the Indiana Senate, for abandoning his redistricting effort to gain two more House GOP seats in Indiana ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
Erling Haaland and company have enjoyed a seamless run through UEFA qualifying thus far and sit atop Group I, three points ahead of Italy and with a far superior goal difference.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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