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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Tyler Bower, the chief operating officer of TPUSA who leads the group's grassroots political operations, told ABC News in an interview on Monday that the organization is already putting the full weight of its operation behind Vance ahead of 2028.
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
The two letters, sent to Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt and President Mark Donovan, appear to illustrate the top executive’s last-minute pitch to the team just hours ahead of a potentially monumental meeting of Kansas lawmakers over the future of the team.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
If asking ahead of time didn't work out, a final option is to ask the lead flight attendant or the flight attendant at the boarding door.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
As Vance navigates the rest of the second administration, a Republican close to the White House warned him not to get ahead of the president amid the GOP infighting.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
The two letters, sent to Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt and President Mark Donovan, appear to illustrate the top executive’s last-minute pitch to the team just hours ahead of a potentially monumental meeting of Kansas lawmakers over the future of the team.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
If asking ahead of time didn't work out, a final option is to ask the lead flight attendant or the flight attendant at the boarding door.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
As Vance navigates the rest of the second administration, a Republican close to the White House warned him not to get ahead of the president amid the GOP infighting.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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