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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Paxton was 5 percentage points ahead of Cornyn in a two way matchup.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Currently, South Africa has 16 points from seven matches, five points ahead of Benin in second place.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Sisters Ashtin and Alix Earle hung out backstage ahead of the big show.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
As a player just scratching the surface of his potential with so much still ahead of him, the coming months are critical to his hopes of landing an invite to Italy.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Currently, South Africa has 16 points from seven matches, five points ahead of Benin in second place.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Sisters Ashtin and Alix Earle hung out backstage ahead of the big show.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
As a player just scratching the surface of his potential with so much still ahead of him, the coming months are critical to his hopes of landing an invite to Italy.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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