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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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However, Schmuhl alluded to the hard path ahead of them.
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Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2024
This was followed by a luxury cruise across the Mediterranean and yet more celebrations in July ahead of the big day.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 July 2024
While the Heat has not yet ruled out the possibility of clearing Jovic ahead of the Olympics, according to a league source, Serbia’s national federation will make the formal decision on his status for the competition even if he’s cleared by the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 July 2024
Readers love to try and guess what’s coming next, so the author’s job is to stay one step ahead of them.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
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Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2024
This was followed by a luxury cruise across the Mediterranean and yet more celebrations in July ahead of the big day.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 July 2024
While the Heat has not yet ruled out the possibility of clearing Jovic ahead of the Olympics, according to a league source, Serbia’s national federation will make the formal decision on his status for the competition even if he’s cleared by the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 July 2024
Readers love to try and guess what’s coming next, so the author’s job is to stay one step ahead of them.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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