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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Frenkie de Jong is the number one choice in the position, but even Eric Garcia has played ahead of Casado in key games so far this season.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The nine teams ahead of the Chiefs all have a better record in conference games.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 2025
To get more information ahead of the meeting, council member Chris Caruthers met with TxDOT representatives, North Central Texas Council of Governments personnel and Tarrant County Commissioner Manny Ramirez.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
The brand is ahead of the game with $400 off sitewide orders of $1,000–including the Saatva Classic and AD contributor Bailey Berg’s favorite Loom & Leaf memory foam mattress.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The nine teams ahead of the Chiefs all have a better record in conference games.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 2025
To get more information ahead of the meeting, council member Chris Caruthers met with TxDOT representatives, North Central Texas Council of Governments personnel and Tarrant County Commissioner Manny Ramirez.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
The brand is ahead of the game with $400 off sitewide orders of $1,000–including the Saatva Classic and AD contributor Bailey Berg’s favorite Loom & Leaf memory foam mattress.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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